jpdb beta

mantle; cloak; manteau

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food

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to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

dusk; twilight

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

with a start; with a jump

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

back; behind; rear

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

back street; back alley; off-street

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

two-horse cart

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

inn

2

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

all night long; all through the night

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

bacon

1

potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato

1

fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

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