jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

6

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

4

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

5

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

3

pride

1

act; deed; conduct

4

how; in what way

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

7

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

11

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

5

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

4

really; truly; indeed; good grief

17

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

19

thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

14

hey; say; look

13

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

4

endless; boundless; everlasting

1

at least; at most; (even) just

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

20

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

10

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

5

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

13

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

9

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

2

rather than (do ...)

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

3

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

3

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

3

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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