jpdb beta

to discuss; to talk together

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

limit; bound

4

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

2

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

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

2

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

2

to be the case that

2

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

6

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

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

3

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

6

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

4

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

6

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

affirmative

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

4

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

5

considerably; greatly; a lot

6

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

extremely; very; really; super; so

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

10

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

6

after that; afterwards; thereafter

5

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

4

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

1

at that time; that time

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

ashamed

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

7

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

11

memory; sense; experience

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

8

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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