jpdb beta

busybody; meddler; nosey parker

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itchy

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

5

to crack a joke; to tell a joke

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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to make narrow

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hundreds

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

4

curl (of hair); ringlet

1

ten years; decade

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since then; from that time; ever since

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

1

to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

1

children

2

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

3

not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends

1

to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

1

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

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

to be deep in talk

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

always; all the time

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

onlooker; bystander

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous

2

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

1

weightiness; heaviness

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

pressure; force

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the ruler; sovereign

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

other people; others

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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