jpdb beta

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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obedience; submission; resignation

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

2

keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

1

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

3

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

smile

4

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

stepping back; drawing back

3

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

5

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

3

oh!; ah!; oh no

4

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

3

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

1

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

1

abrupt; sudden

1

to be at a loss for words

2

to complain; to make a complaint

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

4

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

saliva; spit; spittle

3

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

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

6

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

to intend; to be sure that

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

2

both eyes

2

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

anyhow; in any case

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

2

wind noise

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

6

noise; din

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

yellow; amber

3

welcome home

1

acquaintance

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

3

unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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