jpdb beta

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

6

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

1

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

3

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

2

second (in a series)

3

skirt

4

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

3

cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

certain; sure; no doubt

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

2

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

5

under the staircase; understairs

1

had better do so

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

to come back

3

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

2

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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favour; favor

1

large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

2

music room

16

stairs; stairway; staircase

27

beckoning

3

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

crowd of people

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

1

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

2

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

3

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

however; because; as

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

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