jpdb beta

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

attack; charge; raid

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

one lump; one group

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

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

2

bisection

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

prisoner (of war)

2

rearmament

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

1

in detail; with great care; completely; fully

1

medium build

1

mixed; mingled

2

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

number of words; vocality

1

chatter; idle talk

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

passion; temper; irritability

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

4

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

world; society; people; the public

1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

1

voice; cry; shout

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

1

to bear; to endure

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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