jpdb beta

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

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bright; intelligent

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sixth day of the month; six days

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nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

3

state of being dried out

2

live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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food texture; mouthfeel

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

3

brown colour (created by roasting or firing)

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

2

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

high temperature

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art of cooking; cookery; cuisine

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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safety; security

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second day of the month; two days

2

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

2

sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

3

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

5

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

3

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

large serving; large portion

4

sweet corn

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

3

fine powder

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freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

3

display case

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

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