jpdb beta

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

in large drops

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

best in the world

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

pangs of conscience

1

school festival; campus festival

1

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

dawn; daybreak

2

to have in one's dreams

1

astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

young and energetic; up-and-coming

1

relations with women

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

subordination; dependency

1

treating (someone) like an object

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

way of calling (something or someone)

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

2

pure heart; naivete; innocence

2

(not even) for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit; at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all

1

being interested in someone (only) for sex

2

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

1

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

1

volunteer

1

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

2

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

during the war

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

4

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

3

big news; important news

2

school gate

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whatever

1

log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

brains; brain tissue

1

unseasonable; out-of-season

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