jpdb beta

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

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

4

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

5

navy blue; deep blue

3

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

2

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

3

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

4

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

5

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

wariness

1

alma mater

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

2

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

8

first meeting; first interview with

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

4

pupil; student; schoolchild

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

8

here and there; in places

3

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

2

voice and countenance; song and women

1

to get irritated

1

rational

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

3

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

(received) present; gift

1

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

4

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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(just) one's imagination

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to bring someone along

4

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

2

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

2

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

10