jpdb beta

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

6

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

1

another family; another house

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

organ (musical instrument)

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

5

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

2

father and mother; parents

1

contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

1

to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

3

never again

6

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

6

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

3

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

bandage; dressing

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

2

to glare at; to scowl at

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

forced; compulsory

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

4

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

4th day of the month; four days

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

3

uncle

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(doing) as one is told

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formal dress

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(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

one year ago

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

5

old unused well

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