jpdb beta

hair's breadth

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

2

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

sitting; stability

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

7

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

8

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted

3

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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such ... as; or some such

8

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

that; the matter in question

6

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

road; highway

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

3

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

5

arrival

3

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus

3

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

1

new record (in sports, etc.)

1

cream (colour, color)

1

sweater; jumper

4

jeans; dungarees

2

duffle coat

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

5

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

11

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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)

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

8

as time passes; with the passing of time; with time

1

amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

1

to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

1

unrelated

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