jpdb beta

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

4

miscalculation

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

privilege; special right

1

impatience

1

approx. 30 cm

3

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

3

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

2

manner of using one's hands

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

5

while; during (the time when)

4

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

4

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

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

5

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

3

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

3

going through; going via; going by way of

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

17

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

delayed effect

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

sourness; acidity

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

liking; taste; choice

2

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

date and time

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

4

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

2

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

5

beautiful woman

12

aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

the other day; a few days ago

3

misunderstanding

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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