jpdb beta

only; merely; but; no more than

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four characters; four letters

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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indeed; it's no wonder

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

3

proposal; offer; request; application

1

avid reader; bookworm

2

time passes

2

to be helpful; to be useful

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file

2

file

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next day

2

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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and then; after that

2

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

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

to examine someone's expression

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to reread; to read again

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

to become fraught with emotion

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

cooperative; helpful

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

simply (cannot)

1

we; us

4

foreign language

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

son

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

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

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

5

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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reference; consultation

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

being worth doing

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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