jpdb beta

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

3

girl's feeling; maiden's mind

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

self-defense; self-defence

1

way; method; means; resource; course

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

the very best; utmost

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

performance of one's official duties

2

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

professional duties

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

3

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

regret; repentance

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

as much as one can; as much as possible

1

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

2

point in common; common feature

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread

1

I pray; I wish

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concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

4

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

exiting a room

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

long distance; long range; long distance relationship

1

extraordinary; uncommon

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

1

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

1

forte; strong point

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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