jpdb beta

cooked rice; meal

1

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

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

7

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

first love; puppy love

1

was

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

5

police officer; policeman; policewoman

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

13

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

shop manager

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

to sniff; to smell

1

how; in what way; how about

3

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

9

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

2

night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

5

forensic researcher; crime scene investigator

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

1

being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR

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