jpdb beta

intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

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to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

2

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

washbasin; washstand

3

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

partial; incomplete; imperfect

2

as reputed

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

3

heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life

1

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

1

dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

2

to pass a day

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

3

nuance

1

omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

2

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

4

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

good-natured

3

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

root; basis; foundation

2

to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

2

utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world

1

ridicule; scorn

1

to use one's head

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

3

no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about

1

doesn't even exist

1

colony

1

to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

4

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

2

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

5

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

1

shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby

1

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

1

to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes

2

fear of death

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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