jpdb beta

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

2

in all

1

paper

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

Local Public Service Act

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

4

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

act; deed; conduct

3

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

or; either ... or ...

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

to become; to amount to

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

we

2

local government employee; local civil servant

2

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

scoop

3

overhear; happened to hear that

1

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)

2

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

4

noodles; (arch.) flour

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

fact; truth; reality

3

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

blessing; grace

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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thank you; thanks

2