jpdb beta

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

3

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

friend; companion

4

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

3

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

interruption; suspension; break

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

4

strategy meeting; council of war

3

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

among (them); of (them)

2

to fold up; to fold into layers

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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aurora

2

art gallery; art museum

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

oh; ah

1

compass

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler

14

metal

3

refrigerator; fridge

2

magnet

4

sponge

3

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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