jpdb beta

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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visit; call

1

several sheets (flat objects)

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paper

2

materials; data; document

4

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

this morning

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(written) report

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

you (plural)

3

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

to make narrow

3

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

4

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

8

ten-odd; a dozen or so

3

second (unit of time); arc second

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

15

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

the person himself

1

similar

7

hint

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

11

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

6

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

too much; excessively; too

4

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

12

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

3

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

3

censorship; inspection; examination

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

hiding; concealment

1

matter; item; facts

1

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.)

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

information control

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

4

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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