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[...]nervously ? adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2nervousness ? uncount noun..." } }, "word.sentence_id": {} }, "69": { "word.id": 69, "word.ts": "2022-06-16 12:25:42", "word.word": "a bit noisy", "word.letter": "A", "word.category": "a bit depressing ... a blank cheque", "word.title_id": {}, "word.description_id": { "133": { "description.id": 133, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:17", "description.description": "..." }, "134": { "description.id": 134, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:17", "description.description": "adjective A2 A noisy person or thing makes a lot of loud or unpleasant noise. [...]noisily ? adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]..." }, "135": { "description.id": 135, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:17", "description.description": "→ See a bit..." } }, "word.sentence_id": {} }, "70": { "word.id": 70, "word.ts": "2022-06-16 12:25:42", "word.word": "a bit odd", "word.letter": "A", "word.category": "a bit depressing ... a blank cheque", "word.title_id": {}, "word.description_id": { "136": { "description.id": 136, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:37", "description.description": "..." }, "137": { "description.id": 137, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:37", "description.description": "→ See a bit..." }, "138": { "description.id": 138, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:13:37", "description.description": "adjective B2 If you describe someone or something as odd, you think that they are strange or unusual. 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[...]..." }, "145": { "description.id": 145, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:14:34", "description.description": "countable noun A bit of something is a small part or section of it. 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[...]..." }, "153": { "description.id": 153, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:15:46", "description.description": "→ See a bit..." } }, "word.sentence_id": {} }, "79": { "word.id": 79, "word.ts": "2022-06-16 12:25:42", "word.word": "a bit risky", "word.letter": "A", "word.category": "a bit depressing ... a blank cheque", "word.title_id": {}, "word.description_id": { "154": { "description.id": 154, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:16:06", "description.description": "..." }, "155": { "description.id": 155, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:16:06", "description.description": "→ See a bit..." }, "156": { "description.id": 156, "description.ts": "2022-09-15 00:16:06", "description.description": "adjective B2 If an activity or action is risky, it is dangerous or likely to fail. 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