jpdb beta

kelvin; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)

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laughing matter

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fairy; sprite; elf

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veil

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putting into operation; invocation

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

2

public lavatory; public restroom

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karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines

2

line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup

2

dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower

2

home cooking

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

3

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

zucchini; courgette

3

makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

main dish; main course

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

2

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

2

caponata

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marinade; marinated food

3

pot-au-feu

1

black pepper

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garlic (Allium sativum)

3

having bad breath; having halitosis

1

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour

2

onion (Allium cepa)

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chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

doesn't even exist

1

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

2

finish; finishing; finishing touches

2

cooking; food preparation

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

3

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

China; Chinese food

2

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

Chinese cooking; Chinese food

2

greasy; fatty; oily

1

training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

1

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

hence; for that reason

4

visa

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

3

to be opposite; to face each other

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