jpdb beta

James Brown

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Westerner's mistress

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

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time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

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in this way; like this

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)

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as soon as; right after

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

15

mho (unit of conductance)

4

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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gentleman

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litre; liter

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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oil paper; oiled paper

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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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study of foreign languages; linguistics

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sonata

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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the third

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symphony

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

superior; better

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

4

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

3

to begin

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way of speaking; intimation

3

guess; conjecture; surmise

2

brown

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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talkative person; chatterbox

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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to get between; to be caught in

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

2

listening respectfully

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oil company

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body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

5

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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to have an interest (in)

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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