jpdb beta

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

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scar

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to recover; to be healed

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

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agriculture; farming

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whereabouts

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older sister; elder sister

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pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)

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each house; every house; many houses

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villager

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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to blow off

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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bad smell; stink

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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process; course; mechanism

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

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spindle

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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knitting needle

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shepherd; shepherdess

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weaving; weaver

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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with a clatter; clatteringly

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processed goods; finished goods

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product; produce; result; fruit

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good-quality; superior in quality

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reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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frequency (of occurrence)

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Kerry (Ireland); Kelley; Kerrey

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workshop; studio; atelier

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wealthy farmer

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the way one works; one's working manner

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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lunch; midday meal

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facing south; southern exposure

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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