jpdb beta

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

something (or other)

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

7

gesture; charades (game)

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

5

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

3

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

4

good feeling; feeling good

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

3

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

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

intention; aim; design

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

2

welcome; reception

3

good humour (humor); good mood

1

normally; habitually

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

5

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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(in) one's own way

3

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

of great promise; with a promising future

2

being startled; getting a shock

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each other; one another

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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prostitution

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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