jpdb beta

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

2

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on

2

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

4

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

1

worried look; concerned expression

2

pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions

2

stout heart; strong mind

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

3

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

nothing but; none other than

3

root; basis; foundation

1

foster parent

1

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

obsession; compulsive idea

4

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

to comb down; to smooth down

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to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

4

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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labor; labour; manpower; working force

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connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

2

professional female mourner; keener

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disappointment; despair

4

(rock) ledge

3

dawn; daybreak

2

Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine

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to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

2

oval shape; egg shape

3

to bury in the ground

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

2

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

3

everything; anything; nothing

4

(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough

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to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

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short and stout; small but wide around

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with a creak; creakily

2

very great; enormous; serious

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to be damaged; to receive damage

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