jpdb beta

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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waste of time; killing time

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

1

job hunting; job searching

1

a number of days

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

older brother and younger sister

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

5

cause; origin; source

3

every day

3

it may be because

2

in comparison to; rather than

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number of times; frequency; count

1

to increase; to multiply

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

3

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

work; job; labor; work

5

explanation; interpretation

1

certainly; surely

2

disappointment; despair

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

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

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

3

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

2

relation; connection; relevance

3

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

2

few days

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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