jpdb beta

potato chips; potato crisps

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

why; how

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

standing at attention

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

Sir

1

yessir; yes, sir

1

human body

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

2

ruin; destruction; fall

1

to become complicated

1

the Building Standards Act

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

pre-war days; before the war

1

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

3

land readjustment; town planning

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

1

ready-built house; built-for-sale house

1

locker; rocker

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

which; what (way)

1

individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

1

pet dog

1

handmade object; craftwork; handmade

1

kennel; doghouse

1

laundry; the washing

1

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

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clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry

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