jpdb beta

serious look (on one's face); straight face

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

2

500; five hundred; many

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

4

east, west, south and north

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

suspicion; jealousy

1

depth; deep place

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

necessary expense

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

2

roll of banknotes

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

2

to dig out; to pick up

1

rent; rental

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

1

list; wrist

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

to manage something successfully; to be successful

2

seems; I guess

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete

1

corner room

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detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

2

ten years; decade

2

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

one room apartment; studio apartment

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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