jpdb beta

covered in mud; mud-caked

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

to tear off

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

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drill

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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be (that) as it may; having said that

2

country road

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

3

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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straight line

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to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path

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first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

2

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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crack; crevice; fissure

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dashboard; dash

2

whatever

2

moment; instant

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

3

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

3

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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to pray; to wish

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

to age; to grow old

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cry; crying voice

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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breakfast

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lunch; midday meal

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

3

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

3

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

8

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

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singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

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all; everyone; everybody

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