jpdb beta

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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to trample; to crush underfoot

2

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

a little bit; a little while

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to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

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naming; christening

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

2

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

1

brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

certainly; surely

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to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

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

1

residential area

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

2

tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

1

lamb

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

2

dim; gloomy

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

3

main street

3

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

octopus

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severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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