jpdb beta

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

2

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

1

application; request; petition

1

Graham

1

bell; bel; B

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

inventor

1

win; victory

1

resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

1

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

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

out of one's line; out of one's field

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

2

in large quantities

1

good-bye; farewell

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

2

president's office; director's office

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

indicates emphasis

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)

3

to fear; to be afraid of

3

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

2

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

speech

4

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

such; this sort of; like this

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

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

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

bluff

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

1

keyboard

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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