jpdb beta

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

7

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

6

papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

2

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

2

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

5

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

final; eventual; ultimate

2

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

4

nape of the neck

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strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

this morning

2

to pierce through; to break through

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to close; to shut

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the very start; the very beginning

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

2

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

8

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

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to lock

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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short (of a person)

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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