jpdb beta

rear garden; back yard

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emergency staircase; fire escape

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within ...; inside ...

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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third floor

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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older brother and younger sister

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sewing; needlework

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tool; implement; means; furniture

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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one's own room

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under the floor

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Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed

2

bottle

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to take out; to drag out

2

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

Laphroaig distillery

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thirty; 30

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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to break the seal

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

bag

3

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

3

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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is not; am not; are not

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such ... as; or some such

3

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

extremely dangerous; full of peril

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

2

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

7

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

3

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

3

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

1

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

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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