jpdb beta

seat at a table; place at a table

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lunch; midday meal

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to wash away; to rinse off

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endurance; persistence

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gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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(committee) chairman; president

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feeling of alienation

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

3

collection; acquisition

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habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

3

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to accuse somebody; to charge someone

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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self-sufficiency

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eyewitness testimony

1

small bag

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to throw into; to toss into

1

feint

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cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

sunshade; blind

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

high place; high altitude; heights; broad view

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to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

2

restlessly; in continuous motion

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undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

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guidance; protective custody

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house for rent

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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hypocrisy

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to put someone to work; to make someone work

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(the crime of) extortion

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liar; fibber

1

to exchange; to interchange

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police identification card

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interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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

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