jpdb beta

evening meal; dinner; supper

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

2

knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

2

(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

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being a good listener; good listener

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

7

to neglect; to let alone

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

4

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

4

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

close to the ear

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

lovers' talk; whispered intimacies

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

5

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

collar; lapels

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

1

little by little; bit by bit

2

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to bear fruit

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

6

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

2

part; portion; glimpse; bit

2

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

8

with no effort at all; easily

1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

3

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

3

slowly; sluggishly

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

effectively impossible

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

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

3

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

4

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

2

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

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