jpdb beta

vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

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business transaction

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good

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to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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superior; excellent; fine

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just a handful; only a small number (of)

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to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

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Wales

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boiled and half-dried bonito

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light brown; pale brown

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density

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slight; thin; on the weak side

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

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to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

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technique

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

3

fee; charge; rate; material

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to be damaged; to receive damage

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pocket

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public institution; public organization; official body

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shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer

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tip of one's nose

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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to detain; to check; to restrain

2

heavy responsibility

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card game

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tag (children's game); tig

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being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests

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being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker

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plot (of a story)

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to divert; to distract

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waters; water area

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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brother and sister

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taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

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to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose

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to tower; to rise; to soar

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tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor

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to gather together

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starting point; origin

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store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

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