jpdb beta

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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concern; interest

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relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

serious error; gross mistake

1

rule; reign; government; governing

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

1

to speak; to hear a voice

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

2

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

2

-ish; -like

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peace; harmony

3

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

to run up to; to rush over

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all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

3

four

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marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

tough; strong; tenacious

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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reliance; dependence

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

2

to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

beyond imagination; unimaginable

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in great numbers

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circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

2

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

3

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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last year

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