jpdb beta

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

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cabinet; housing (of equipment)

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

half an hour; half hour

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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supplementary payment

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

2

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

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antipathy; prejudice

3

being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus

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expulsion (from school)

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feigned illness

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to blame; to find fault with

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aqualung; Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; SCUBA

3

time limit

5

general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

ideal

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submarine

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

periscope

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

dusty

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

oxygen (O)

3

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

1

banning of books; banned book

1

hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy

1

librarian

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future; distant future

1

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

2

scenery; scene; landscape

3

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

steel

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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sea or river bottom

2

super express

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

2

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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to flutter (e.g. a flag)

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to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

2

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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suddenly; with a jerk

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to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

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