jpdb beta

shade; shadow

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

1

my condolences

1

to look towards

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time

2

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

to be planted

2

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

2

My Girl

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everyday occurrence

1

children

2

in great numbers

2

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue

2

to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

2

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

fresh

2

one's duty; one's part

1

self-defense; self-defence

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

stimulating; exciting; provocative

1

school event

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

wish; desire; ambition; choice

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

2

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

modest; humble

1

stature; height

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1