jpdb beta

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

3

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

2

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

that kind; competition; match

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

2

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

3

practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

12

to disappear; to vanish

4

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

5

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

4

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

6

how long; how far; how much

2

empty stomach; hunger

4

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

4

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

4

to go out and away; to leave

6

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

newcomer; tyro

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

to take time

2

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

6

cook; chef

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

3

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

6

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

4

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

fragmentary

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

5

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

3

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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