jpdb beta

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

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spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

2

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

3

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

3

putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

parting; farewell

1

had better do so

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

2

fog; mist; spray

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to wrap up

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to cover fully; to wrap around

2

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

win; victory

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

1

profitable; worn-out; crumbling

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

2

to disappear; to vanish

4

thick fog; dense fog

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

plan; idea; design; plot

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

lock-opening; lock-picking

1

suspicious person

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

1

short-term

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

3

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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