jpdb beta

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

lunch; midday meal

1

stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce

5

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

1

one beat

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

or; or else

4

mere; simple; sheer

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

7

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

30

separate; scattered; apart

3

to eat up

1

truck; lorry

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

returning home

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

seed coat; testa

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

not caring; not giving a damn

3

authenticity; credibility

1

this one

1

guess; conjecture

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

smoke; fumes

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

peak; peek

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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