jpdb beta

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

remaining silent; keeping secret

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

digression

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

wraparound

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

black clothes

5

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

patrol

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

1

or; either ... or ...

3

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

5

recovery; undoing; recall

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

2

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

criminal; culprit; offender; rogue

1

lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

2

colored; color-tinted

1

visitor; caller

1

armor and helmet

1

superior officer

1

eavesdropping; tapping

2

headquarters; head office; main office

9

breast plate

1

to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)

1

transfer; transport; transportation

1

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

2

information leak; data breach

1

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

2

suicide

1

(mouth) gag

3

earplug (for protection against noise or water)

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

cervical vertebrae

1

magic

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

4

adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp

5

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

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