jpdb beta

for dear life; barely escaping alive

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we; us; I; me; you

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arrow; wedge; chock

2

chance (of success); odds

2

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

this evening; tonight

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to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

2

foster parent

2

abrupt; sudden

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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strongest

2

what sort; what kind

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

treasure

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to do as one likes

3

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

2

banning of books; banned book

1

to read aloud; to read to someone

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

battle; fight; combat

3

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to love

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

guard; convoy; escort

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

turf war

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

bitter enemy

1

son; penis

2

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

1

as (someone) says

4

irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

to hate; to detest

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

5

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

2

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

Lill

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