jpdb beta

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to approach; to draw near

1

from what time

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

attendance; presence; appearance

2

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

value; worth; merit

2

pen

5

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

2

to get dry

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

content of a letter

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

confrontation; showdown

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

nuance

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

2

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

3

immediate reply

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

mishearing

1

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

low tone; bass; low voice

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

2

large river

1

opposite bank; farther shore

1

silver (color, colour)

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

to sit on a seat

2

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

exit from a room

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1