jpdb beta

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

1

to grow old; to age

1

representative example

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a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

formidable enemy

1

ant

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with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

rest; relaxation

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appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

free person; free spirit

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

1

sender

1

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

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refugee; exile; displaced persons

6

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

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how (can); by what means

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

Ouch!

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

2

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

3

career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility

1

absolutely; only

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

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for a long time

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to contract a disease

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healthy body

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years later

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to be distant

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embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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another kind; distinct species; variety

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