jpdb beta

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

convenient

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

7

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

4

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

that's so, isn't it

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

consideration; taking into account

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

2

if so; in that case

2

wig; hairpiece

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

dependence; reliance

2

to divert; to distract

2

(deeply) jealous

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

14

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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to be found; to be discovered

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

4

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

hypocrisy

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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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in the end; at the end of the day

2

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

boundary line

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

4

complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

5

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

1

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

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desire; appetite; lust

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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