jpdb beta

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

hangover

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only; just

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

resultant; consequential

1

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

3

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to nod to one another

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

sentiment; sentimentality

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

to wave one's hand

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

window frame; sash

1

elbow

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

1

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

disgraceful; shameful

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something

1

direction of travel; direction of movement

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

acquaintance

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

to emit smoke

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pathos; sorrow; grief

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

to throb; to beat fast

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

1

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

to wrap up

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

royal capital; imperial capital

4

to knock down; to defeat

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triumphant return; returning in triumph

1