jpdb beta

preparations for returning (home)

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looking like one is waiting for someone

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to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

jinx; omen (can be a good omen)

1

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

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

2

if is not; if are not

2

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

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

1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

hollow; cavity; hole

1

to abrade

1

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

disadvantageous; long (odds)

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repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

painful experience

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around the world; throughout the world

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

butterfly

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congeniality; satisfaction; gratification

1

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

brave; heroic; gallant

1

to be filled to bursting; to burst

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

ground; earth's surface

1

journal; magazine; periodical

4

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

1

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

1

writing something on commission; newly written text

1

short (e.g. story, film)

1

rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

short story; novella

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