jpdb beta

carelessly; inattentively

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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

trial and error

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

to embrace each other

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

idea

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

2

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

abnormal

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situation

1

play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

to push away; to push aside; to shove

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

to make known

1

straight line

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

white porcelain

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

1

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

writhing (in agony)

1

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1