jpdb beta

to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

2

maintaining the status quo

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

4

installment; instalment; premium; bill

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics

1

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

2

initiative

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(someone else's) daughter

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

disastrous earthquake

1

to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

3

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to grow old; to age

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

officer of the court

1

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

joker

5

to mix; to stir; to blend

2

maggot; larva; grub

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

concern; interest

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

livelihood

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

1

worst; poor and boring; uncool

1

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

within one's means

1

modest; humble

1

meal set before one; women's advances

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

5

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

madder red; dark red; crimson

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

3

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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