jpdb beta

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

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)

2

trivial; not amounting to much

1

upturned eyes

1

to keep a watchful eye on

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

human relations; personal relationships

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

that is to say; so that means

1

too much; excessive; too

2

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

start

2

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

stepwise; one step at a time

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

mobile phone number

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

convenient; handy; useful

1

number; series of digits

3

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

5

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

dance

2

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

blackout curtain

11

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

variety show (e.g. on TV)

1

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

barrage of questions

1

rejection

2

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

4

individual; one by one

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

6

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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