jpdb beta

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

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standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

4

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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to shout at

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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

2

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

inheritance; something given or received

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

6

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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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)

2

to do as one likes

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to sell

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is that so?

1

originally

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to sell off; to sell completely

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

6

lending and borrowing

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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in one's own way or style

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

2

business; trade; operations; sales

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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this person

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suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

suspicious; doubtful

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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or; otherwise

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I see; that's right; indeed

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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