jpdb beta

afternoon; p.m.

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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something; some kind of; for some reason

2

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

that's the way it is; such is life

1

light brown; tawny

2

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

next; then; after that

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

4

outside the country; abroad

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

1

dealing with; coping with

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

9

clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

2

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

3

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

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very likely; very probable

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

2

several people; a few people

1

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

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to disappear; to vanish

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two o'clock

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near at hand

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

tendency; trend; inclination

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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