jpdb beta

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

to become hoarse

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to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk

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the future; future prospects

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parental love

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good-natured old man

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

5

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

5

salary

3

to kill

2

to sink in; to cave in

1

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged

1

advice; warning

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jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust

1

a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

1

wiles; art of coaxing

1

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

2

totally unexpected result; stunning upset

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

2

human intellect; knowledge

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to jest; to joke

2

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

2

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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sigh; grief; lamentation

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to be extremely dangerous

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat

1

maggot; worm; scum

1

exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds

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abashment; bashfulness

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masturbation; self consolation

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secret

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demonstration; show of force

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

2

scarecrow; figurehead; dummy

1

to stand stock still

2

place to go; destination

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alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer

2

raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

2

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

1

homecoming; return to one's home

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

2

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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