jpdb beta

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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doing one's duty

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moderate

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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(talking in a) half-joking manner

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don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

absolute secrecy

3

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

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spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

2

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

day after day; every day

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

news

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hero

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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looks; appearance

2

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

Botha

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body and soul; mind and body

1

to continue to rain or snow

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"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)

2

snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

1

snow-covered road

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

advance party

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

to snatch from; to steal from

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(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

to mumble; to mutter

2

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

to dampen; to moisten

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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every person; each one; everybody

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