jpdb beta

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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niece

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leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

government office; public office

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

1

to wipe; to dry

1

tissue; facial tissue

1

employee's work day

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husband

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

1

to support each other; to support one another

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

to summon courage; to be brave

2

such ... as; or some such

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

bra; brassiere

7

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

6

heart; guts; nerve; central part

5

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

is not; am not; are not

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

if is not; if are not

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva (in one's mouth)

3

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

3

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

2

to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

5

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly

1

always; at any time

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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