jpdb beta

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

guess; conjecture

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

6

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

3

bottom of one's heart

2

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

close; intimate; on good terms

14

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

quiz; short test; mini test

2

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

beef

1

addition; appendix; note; supplement

1

thickness

1

to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

2

with a broad grin; smirking

5

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

12

brush

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hot curler

1

curler

1

tips of one's hair; hair ends

3

haughty

1

pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

3

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

2

hair spray

1

cat ears

3

bob (haircut)

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting

1

to badger; to pester; to beg

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

2

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

2

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

3

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

to agree

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

2

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

1

clearing one's throat; cough

3

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

3

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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