jpdb beta

spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

4

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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many; much; plenty; hardly

2

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

3

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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the way one works; one's working manner

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friction; discord; strife

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

very much; very many; more and more

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unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

4

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

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to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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sincere; honest; faithful

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

4

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

3

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

balance

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

3

to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

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to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

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DJ; disc jockey

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scratch

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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