jpdb beta

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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mass communication; mass media

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

patriot

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invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

foundation; basis

1

trifles; minor details

2

not caring; not giving a damn

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

bunch of keys

1

independent action; acting alone

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

hmm; I see; hrm

5

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

shopping centre; shopping center; mall

4

to lack

2

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

3

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

concern; interest

2

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

2

to get distracted; to jump off the track

2

willpower; energy; vitality

2

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

lock-opening; lock-picking

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to do as one likes

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

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

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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)

4

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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