jpdb beta

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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professional

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pensive (or worried) look on one's face

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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Saturday

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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edge of a street

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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more than usual; especially; particularly

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camisole

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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society; the world; the times

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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dress

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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bare earth; ground

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to walk down the road

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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to discharge (e.g. effluent)

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wicked; evil

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automatic door

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the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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most; much; greatly

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coin-operated locker

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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apparently; appears to be

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paper bag

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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relatively; comparatively

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