jpdb beta

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to speak; to hear a voice

2

late; slowly

1

first day; opening day

1

promptly; quickly

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

winter

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to make an appearance

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

broom

3

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

2

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

1

preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation

1

new school term

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

be; is

1

to beat to death; to kill

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

to knock down

1

thing; person; situation; fox

1

romantic

1

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

love affair

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

sensual love; love affair

3

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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pride; dignity; self-respect

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