jpdb beta

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

serious accident; major incident

1

cold water

1

treasure house; storage for valuable property

15

symmetrical

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

2

being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU

2

outside a castle

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

3

to argue vehemently

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

2

transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

1

on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

queen size; large size

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

body; physical system; (the) person

2

sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping

3

crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

1

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

2

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

negotiation

1

settlement; an agreement

1

sleeping together in a huddle

1

outdoor; al fresco

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

2

Kashmir

1

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

2

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

3

calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

1

to turn the lights off

1

fine weather; fair weather

1

elasticity; flexibility

4

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

older employee who does not have much actual work

2

to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water

1

agate

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