jpdb beta

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

4

pupil (of the eye); one's eyes

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

1

lake

2

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

liar; fibber; lying

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

1

throwing stones; slingshot; sling

1

private affairs; personal matter

1

qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

alcohol; sake

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

pollution; contamination

7

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

witch

3

cawing (of a crow)

1

witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring

6

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

4

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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similar to; like

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