jpdb beta

all; everyone; everybody

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

that's the way it is; such is life

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

chance; opportunity

1

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

1

dusty

1

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

1

long visit; overstaying

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

to smash; to crush

1

practical problem; practical matter

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

this sort of

1

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

1

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

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

2

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

4

realistic; pragmatic

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

sign; signal; cue

2

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

4

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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