jpdb beta

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

3

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

11

national flag

4

bright; intelligent

9

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

3

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

4

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1

crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

4

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

4

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

8

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

26

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

4

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

1

you can do it if you try

1

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

7

dividing into four; quartering

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

to estimate

1

500; five hundred; many

3

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

16

(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

1

maybe; could be; might

9

rather; better

2

3000; three thousand; many

2

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

2

individual; private person; personal; natural person

12

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

4

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

5

urgency; emergency

3

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

1

acquaintance

4

captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

4

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

3

left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder

1

right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

2

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

3

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

17

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

stop

2

silence

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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