jpdb beta

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

3

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

assistant inspector

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

4

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

5

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

4

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

operational; strategic

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

1

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

2

isn't that right?

2

we

5

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

2

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

league

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operating system; OS

1

Leos

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

Abrams

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

3

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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