jpdb beta

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

defensive-only

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

2

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

to remember; to keep in mind

1

like that; so

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

1

headache

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

good boy; good girl

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

2

companion; company

1

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

sheepdog

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

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to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

1

breadcrumbs

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

wariness

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shaking violently

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with a start; with a jump

1

drowsily; nodding off

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

enemy territory; hostile place

2

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

2

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

means; way; method; measure

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

very likely; very probable

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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