jpdb beta

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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to whine; to make feeble complaints

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PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

crash into; clash

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to perceive; to understand

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carelessly; inattentively

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

refutation; rebuttal; retort

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sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

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suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

1

flush; blush

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to smile (at someone)

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jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

2

to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

1

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

shorts; panties; knickers

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

1

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

fundamental; basic

1

burn; scald

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hit-and-run (causing personal injury)

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

quarrel; dispute

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

1

ferrofluid; magnetic fluid; magnetorheological fluid

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to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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rectangle; oblong

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letter; missive; note; mail

4

envelope

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sealed letter

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to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

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will not do; do not; does not

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link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

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sealing wax

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to examine; to check; to inspect

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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admonition; remonstrance; expostulation

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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imperial command

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escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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