jpdb beta

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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persuasion

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

11

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

8

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

4

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

9

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

son

2

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

4

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

3

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

5

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

means; is; as for

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newspaper

2

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

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

2

newspaper reporter; print journalist

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

connection; link; relationship

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

4

hair (on the head)

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

tidying up; finishing

3

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

8

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

indeed; it's no wonder

1

kiss

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1

phooey

1

woman

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

married woman; woman; lady

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

to get irritated

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3