jpdb beta

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

4

spittoon

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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waste of time; killing time

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

this and that; one thing and another

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

dazzling; radiant

2

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

2

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

1

back light; backlight; backlite; backup light

1

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

(vocal) volume

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

clearing one's throat; cough

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

I; me

4

historic; historical

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

to rewind

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

deed; act

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

point in common; common feature

3

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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thank you

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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