jpdb beta

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

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tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

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stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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devil; evil spirit; genie

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wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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darkness

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Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

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dispersing; breaking up; running away

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secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop

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to catch one's attention

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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secret; private; surreptitious

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one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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the other; the other one

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant

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return; welcome home

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

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don't worry; no worries; never mind

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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going to and from school

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arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

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seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

2

hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire

2

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

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age; years

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unknown; unidentified; unspecified

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

was

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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borrowing; debt; loan

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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suddenly; with a jerk

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deceleration

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organization chart; organisation chart

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traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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comparatively; relatively

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

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