jpdb beta

be that as it may; that may be true, but ...; even so, ...

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

2

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

3

Black widow

6

poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider

2

slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)

2

wide (esp. of clothing); broad

3

pale pink; peach-colored

1

total amount (of money); total sum; sum total

1

10,000,000; ten million

1

golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

1

share; portion; quota; cut

1

accidental death; casualty

2

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

1

secrecy; keeping secret

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

cinquedea (Italian short sword)

8

dance (esp. Western style); dancing

2

thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss

1

personal struggle

1

private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition

1

punishment; penalty

1

approval; acceptance; toleration

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

styptic; stopping of bleeding

1

target

2

to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

1

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

nursing; looking after

1

sound pressure; acoustic pressure

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

1

rumbling; (ringing) cadence

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

4

to fall from heaven (the sky)

2

to be; to come; to go

1

unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

how long; how far; how much

1

hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

1