jpdb beta

escapee; fugitive

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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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repair work; renovation work; restoration work

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alternately; by turns

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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deep blue; navy blue

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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morning; a.m.

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ten o'clock

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return; coming back

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several people; a few people

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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older brother

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to speak; to hear a voice

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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selection; choice; option

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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like this; this sort; this way

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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quarrel between brothers

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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to make tea

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

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