jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near

2

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

transparent; clear

3

coupled with; together

1

dancer (usu. female)

1

dancing; dance

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

overall; general; as a whole

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

interior of the body

2

technique; art; skill; move

1

directly opposite; right in front

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

4

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

4

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

3

footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)

2

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

1

older sister; elder sister

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

back (of the body)

1

both feet; both legs

1

before one's eyes

1

general comment

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

1

exaggeration

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

limit; bounds

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

3

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

just one person; only one

1

physical condition; state of health; shape

2

is something that; is that which

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