jpdb beta

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

genre; category; kind

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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slow; dim

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books

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intellectual

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

3

fee; charge; rate; material

1

cache; place to hide something

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

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closet

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storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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heroine

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in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

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to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

3

overanxiety; needless worry

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deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

scenery; scene; landscape

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to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

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study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)

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separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

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ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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locking

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suspension from school

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acquittal

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helplessly; reluctantly

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keyhole

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

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to encamp; to take up positions

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

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face-to-face

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evening; dusk; twilight

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

opening ceremony (of the school term)

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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brave; heroic; gallant

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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sense of justice

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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sense of space; spaciousness

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