jpdb beta

to glare at; to scowl at

5

short (of a person)

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

5

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

3

rival; competitor; competition

1

negative emotions; negative feelings

1

pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

1

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

engagement; betrothal

6

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

3

black tea

2

to repeat; to do over again

2

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

2

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

3

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

2

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

3

surname; family name; last name

5

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.)

1

automatic

1

commerce; trade; business

1

medical treatment; medical care

1

military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

to reattach

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

antipathy; prejudice

1

family lineage

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

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