jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

2

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

4

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

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

2

electricity; (electric) light

3

(circuit) breaker

1

charging (electrically); electrification

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

stairwell; stair hall; staircase

1

bracket

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

1

upturned eyes

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

3

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

empty; vacant; hollow

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

beckoning

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

3

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

3

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

3

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

hallucination; illusion

2

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

both shoulders

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

so; like this; in this way

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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