jpdb beta

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

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

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

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adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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in this way; along these lines; similarly

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious

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drinking alcohol

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next year

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one-year-old; one year old

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sixteen; 16

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around ...; or so

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best

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as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

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living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

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carrying (on one's person); taking with one

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advice

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lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

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ideal; ideals

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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convenient

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to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

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bold; daring; audacious

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

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the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

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crowd of people

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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as much as one can; as much as possible

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meeting place

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side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance

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