jpdb beta

to make a start

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commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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oatmeal

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housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent

2

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

3

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

9

to hesitate; to waver

2

to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

2

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

2

(pet) owner; keeper

1

parcel; package

1

sugar bowl; sugar jar

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

seal

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afternoon; p.m.

7

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

3

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

5

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

1

preserving in alcohol; pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

2

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

2

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

1

star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

1

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

observant eye

2

warmth

1

fragment; piece

2

making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

science

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

2

(fine) art; the arts

1

to fail to hear; to miss

2

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

ability; faculty

2

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3

cauldron

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

blood vessel; vein

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

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