jpdb beta

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

something (or other)

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

4

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

4

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

3

to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

3

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

11

to hold one's breath

2

smile

3

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

3

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

thus; in this way

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

butterfly

1

flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

4

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

3

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

5

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

5

subject; curriculum

1

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

arch; home run

2

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

4

to take a class

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school building; schoolhouse

1

to look old; to get old

4

door; gate; opening; title page

11

to push open

2

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

4

dust

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