jpdb beta

to beat time; to mark time

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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hesitation; indecision

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deep breath

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

parents; both parents

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

3

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

smell of the sea

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to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

1

puzzle

1

in very small pieces

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

2

to crumble away; to collapse

1

one's birthplace

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

survival; survivor; relic

1

orphanage

19

to cast down one's eyes

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

1

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

1

(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

1

reading and writing

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

3

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

two days later; day after next; next day but one

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

time; years

2

eight; 8

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miniature garden

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

teacher's desk; teacher's lectern

1

is something that; is that which

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magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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in this way; like this

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