jpdb beta

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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main street

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

10

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

4

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

touch; contact

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

8

wariness

2

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

2

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

4

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

13

to answer a question

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

15

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

7

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

3

chuckle; giggle

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

6

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

2

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

5

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

7

to blank out; to panic

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

yes; that is so

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

4

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

once more; again

3

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

2

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

16

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

4