jpdb beta

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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return; restoration

2

stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

3

spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

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how; in what way; by what means

3

composite; combined; complex

2

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable

3

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

4

clinging tightly; (hugging) closely; snuggling; sticking

1

washroom; bathroom

1

towel

1

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

1

to change (one's clothes)

1

to catch a cold

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

3

manner of using one's hands

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

4

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

this sort of; this type of

3

stay; sojourn

1

grim face

1

murder; murderer

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap

1

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

2

natural; reasonable; obvious

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

1

obstinate; stubborn; inflexible

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

piece of cloth

2

pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)

4

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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