jpdb beta

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

3

combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim

4

to make eye contact

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

2

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

4

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

6

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

just a minute; small quantity

2

weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

to cross one's legs

1

elbow

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

and; thereupon; because of that

1

without delay; smoothly; without a hitch

1

to leave behind

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

9

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

young girl; lass; adolescent female

5

provisional; temporary; tentative

2

special duty

2

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

5

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

5

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

(a) glance; (a) look

1

I see; that's right; indeed

3

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

military drill; training

11

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

3

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

conversation

7

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

to accept the conditions

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