jpdb beta

to bring back; to restore

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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departure; takeoff

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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the latter

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classification; categorization; sorting

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very careful; thoroughly prepared

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to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

5

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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rust

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

8

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

separate; scattered; apart

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road; highway

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

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seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

endlessly; ceaselessly

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to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

chance meeting

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

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relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

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guardrail

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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