jpdb beta

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shopping; purchased goods

7

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

3

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

biological older sister; real elder sister

4

near relative

1

instinctive; instinctual

1

gene; genetic

2

input

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

advice; warning

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

6

hmm; I see; hrm

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

6

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

5

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

7

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

3

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

moderately; in moderation

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

3

underside

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape

2

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

trap

1

what is it?

3

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

3

vague recollection; faint memory

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

3

practice; practising; training; study

1

to close; to shut

2

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

2

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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