jpdb beta

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

to be struck by a car

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guardrail

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next day

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button (clothing); push-button

2

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

stable

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

perfect; perfection; perfect game

1

so; like this; in this way

1

settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court

1

minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender

3

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

house search (e.g. by the police)

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

(not) one

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

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

4

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

2

drunkenness; intoxication

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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to lead to believe

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concocting an alibi

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

3

to escape; to run away

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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to be needed; to be wanted

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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circumstantial evidence

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even

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treetop; tip of a branch

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1