jpdb beta

rebel; traitor

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observation; survey; watching

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

3

to become better; to improve

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

good grief

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

moving about; stirring about

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

3

in swarms; in great crowds

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

5

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

4

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

5

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

4

high-pitched; shrill

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

3

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

type 1; category 1; first class

1

high grade; special grade; classy

2

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

2

thunderous roar; roaring sound

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

official announcement; proclamation

3

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

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electronic sound

1

(a) moment; an instant

2

as if; as though

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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