jpdb beta

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

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thought; consideration; thinking

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

half step; half a step

1

correspondence; exchange of letters

4

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

7

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

group; mass

3

even; but; however

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

8

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

3

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

2

each place; various places

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

4

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

3

subordinate work; assistant; servant

1

how; in what way

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

2

here and there; in places

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

8

permit; license; licence

2

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

1

convenient

1

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

(social) position; status

1

personal use; private use; private business; personal business

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

to get in touch with

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

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custom; practice; convention; precedent

4

connivance; overlooking

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

darkness; the dark

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

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