jpdb beta

promising without due consideration

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

watchdog

3

frantic dash; rushing at full speed

2

sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

4

I; me; you; manservant

11

tail (animal); tail end; tip

2

pet dog

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

even though; despite; when

1

identity

1

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

1

to watch steadily; to stare

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle

2

Saint Bernard (dog)

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huge body; large build

2

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

2

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

4

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

3

instinct

2

expression of love; showing love

1

whole face; all over one's face

1

saliva; sputum

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

1

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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it's already too late

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

3

letter; missive; note; mail

5

to break the seal

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

harassment; pestering

5

pioneer; settler; colonist

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

benefactor; patron

1

degree; extent

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

5

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

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

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