jpdb beta

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

feigned illness

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

good boy; good girl

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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banana

2

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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Salinger

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fish

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

to answer a question

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

go that far; to that extent

1

article; news story; report; account

2

Baghdad (Iraq)

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military assistance advisory group

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intelligence officer

1

was; were

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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a certain ...; some ...

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

drug trafficking

1

smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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however

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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