jpdb beta

the principle of the thing

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

4

to smirk; to grin broadly

4

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

4

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

first person

1

first meeting; first interview with

3

inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

to win; to gain victory

4

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

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

5

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

3

contact; contact lens

2

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

2

killing; murder

6

presenting to

1

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

6

kiss

5

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

3

hope; wish; aspiration

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

1

necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism

14

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

5

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

to suspect

1

meaning; called; said

4

impression

3

(turned out) all right in the end

1

truth; real situation

1

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

4

staying behind; remaining; residual

3

thought

3

hiding; concealment

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

4

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

in one's own way or style

2

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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