jpdb beta

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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much less; to say nothing of

3

sphere of influence

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

11

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

thought

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to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

2

almost; roughly; approximately

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same; similar; (just) like; equal

5

easily; without effort

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

2

to grimace; to frown

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

short (of a person)

1

height (of body); stature

1

to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

double-faced

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distinction; differentiation; classification

1

to come into being; to be born

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

to grow old; to age

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similar

6

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

4

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

white beard

2

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

with these words; while saying

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features; looks

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2

to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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charm; incantation; spell; curse

1

jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

1

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

1

although; but; even though; I wish that

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elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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probable; likely

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

1