jpdb beta

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

olden days; former

2

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

origin; beginning

4

war cry; roar

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

4

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

treasure

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

message

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

3

fact; truth; reality

3

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to fall down; to drop

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

3

means; way; measure

1

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

1

study; research; investigation

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

3

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

win; victory

5

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

4

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

cabinet meeting

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

4

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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