jpdb beta

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

to wave one's hand

3

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

2

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

2

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

1

maybe; could be; might

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

meaningless; pointless

2

ringing; sound

1

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

1

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

2

conditioned reflex

1

fortune; luck; chance

2

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

3

to come back

3

long time; several hours; long spell

1

to count; to enumerate

2

to grow old; to age

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

2

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

seventeen; 17

1

age of a tree

1

many thousands

1

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

5

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

5

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

personality; style; appearance

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

4

pressure; force

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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