jpdb beta

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

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hotel

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without

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

line

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accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

2

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

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space suit

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to be thickly clad

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arrival

2

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

4

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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research and development; R&D

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

3

real estate

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meanwhile

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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small scale

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

2

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

2

to hide oneself

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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garage (at house)

7

here and there; in places

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cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

2

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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-made; make

2

internal lock

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

confinement

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

2

be; is

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

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