jpdb beta

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

5

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

1

coin; token; slug

1

collecting; assembling

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Billy

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

4

huge; big; gargantuan

3

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

anthem

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

5

smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade

4

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

7

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

4

to give a reason

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to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

4

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

chance; opportunity

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

relative; relation

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prison; penitentiary

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right after coming out; just graduated

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

penniless; broke

1

one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

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