jpdb beta

preparations for winter

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a bit more; a bit longer

3

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

Christmas

3

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

3

period; term; interval

2

end; close; termination

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

or; or else

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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in front of a station

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bus terminal

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to come and go; to go back and forth

1

mother

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

3

female high-school student

3

to enjoy (oneself)

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

3

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

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

4

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

3

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

4

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

10

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

1

complete change; about-face

1

stare; gaze; fixation

2

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

4

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

4

to rush over; to run up to

2

straight line

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bus

4

terminal

2

to slide into; to slip into

1

to escape; to run away

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