jpdb beta

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

counter for books; volume

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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student (esp. a university student)

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

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to finish reading; to read through

1

bath

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evening meal; dinner

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one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

6

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu

1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1

tidying up; finishing

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

one machine; one vehicle

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residential area

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch

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fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

speed

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

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(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

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without

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to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

1

back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

1

front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management

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conviction; belief; confidence

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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branch office; police box; local police station

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along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

grey; gray; ashen

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going around; patrol; round; tour

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board

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