jpdb beta

writing; composition; essay; sentence

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negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

3

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

5

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

1

register; resistor

1

bill; check

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

1

to detain; to take into custody

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

4

along the road; along the way

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

4

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

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

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

duel; shoot-out

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

5

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

5

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

in the same way as; just like

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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