jpdb beta

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

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home cooking

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's house; 's home

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to bring someone along

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frequent; incessant

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

4

high; high school

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probability; likelihood; chances

2

criminal act

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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twice

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

1

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

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

4

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

7

(sense of) taste; palate

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

2

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

2

clock; watch; timepiece

2

older sister; elder sister

4

to return; to come back

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

2

irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

eight o'clock

2

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

3

entrance; front door

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

4

door

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return; welcome home

2

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

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