jpdb beta

something left in charge

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business; errand; nature of one's business

1

rare; seldom

1

to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

1

lounge; common room

2

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

1

beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

2

end of a match; end of a game

2

to laugh scornfully

9

free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling

2

decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big

5

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

vision

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

guard; sentinel; garrison

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

against; contrary to

1

to make merry; to be festive

3

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

title of honour; title of honor

8

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

2

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

4

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

release; emission; ejection

6

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

2

large profit; a killing

1

one's subordinate

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

2

to get used to living in

2

haughty

4

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

3

way of handling

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

mother bird

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

4

practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)

1

being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing

1

physical

2

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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on

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