jpdb beta

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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delivery

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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soundproofing

3

only; sole; unique

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to make contact

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

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

2

waitress

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six o'clock

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in one's imagination

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alibi

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platform; home; home base; home plate

2

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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call register; incoming call history; list of received calls

1

accidental resemblance

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

3

to fetch; to go and get

1

what's what; heads or tails

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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pinch hitter

2

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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to increase; to multiply

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advance; moving forward; progress

1

gist; main point

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

2

appointment; rendezvous; date

1

second

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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the third

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

to reread; to read again

3

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

1

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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both

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the same as this

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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sorting fruit

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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