jpdb beta

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

3

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

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viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

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

1

to begin to walk; to set out

3

that is to say; so that means

2

tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)

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speaker

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

2

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to be thirsty

1

cold sweat

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

to talk nonsense

2

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

to go on reading

4

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

9

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

script; screenplay; scenario

8

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

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to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

1

to put into writing; to write

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

to throw away

1

to force open; to push open

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to step into; to enter

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

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