jpdb beta

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

release; liberation; acquittal

2

in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

1

handcuffs

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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(right at the) side; just beside

2

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

skin and bones

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

5

to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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(early) childhood

2

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

mother

2

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

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mother

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

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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apology; excuse

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then; if so; if

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to intervene; to stop (something)

2

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

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mind and body

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

3

to cry and shout; to scream

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

4

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

2

golden (colour, color)

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hieroglyph; hieroglyphics

3

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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