jpdb beta

to embrace

2

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

7

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle

1

be; is

14

reply; answer; response

4

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

4

at any rate; anyhow

1

sharp sword

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

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

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

2

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

13

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

7

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

3

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

1

kiss

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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