jpdb beta

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

5

to ask a question; to ask questions

2

chance; opportunity

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

6

to be needed; to be wanted

3

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

evening meal; dinner

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

4

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

3

was

4

not caring; not giving a damn

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

question; query

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

6

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

5

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

7

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

a bit more; a bit longer

4

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

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

eating only a little; having a small appetite

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

6

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

3

reply; answer

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

to be used to eating

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for

1

mother

5

yearned for; longed for; missed

2

reference; allusion

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

5

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

just a little

3

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

4

myself; yourself; I; me; you

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