jpdb beta

stretcher

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

1

to carry or bring in(to)

1

as soon as; right after

4

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

2

with a momentary flash of light

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

4

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

5

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to pray; to wish

2

impression; strong belief; conviction

1

pitch black

1

to rev up the engine

2

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

3

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

3

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

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

5

powder

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

metronome

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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mechanical

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

nihilistic

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inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

3

to hold one's breath

3

emergency

1

tiding over

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

skill

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

indescribable; having no way to express

2

through glass

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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having said that; on the other hand

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

national highway

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

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toll road

1

fee; charge; fare

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

counter for places

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

5

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

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