jpdb beta

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

3

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

5

bluff

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

3

to throw away

2

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

1

surface; appearances

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

5

like that; so

1

ambulance

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

3

to the end; to the last

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

(on the) verge of death

3

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

6

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

2

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

knife

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

2

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

4

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

quickly; calmly; intently

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

5

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

price; cost

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

3

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

6

free time; time at leisure

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

2

group; mass

2

to watch intently; to stare

3

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

5

(Western) soup

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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to be worried; to be troubled

4

tableware

2

chopsticks

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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