jpdb beta

surface; outer layer

1

bluff

2

left shoulder

1

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

3

each other; one another

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

5

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

2

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

8

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

a bit more; a bit longer

5

rational

1

consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied

1

confusion; mixing; merger

1

sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

5

to frown; to squint

2

crying face; face of a person who is crying

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

10

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

rational; reasonable; logical

1

shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

1

reply; answer; response

4

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

expression; look; countenance; face

4

few in number

1

virtue; charm; merit; good point

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

imperial palace

5

but; however; although

3

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

5

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

3

then; if so; if

1

even more; still more; further

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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