jpdb beta

to sidle up to

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

(someone else's) daughter

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

to close down a business; to shut a business

2

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

4

venue cost; venue fee

1

for today; for the time being

2

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

2

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

3

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil

2

hey!; hey!

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to stroke; to caress

1

human speech

1

collar; lapels

1

fake bunt; slash bunt

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

beyond description

1

to fling (away); to hurl

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

2

to leave behind

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

2

to waste time

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

shop; store

4

space (room, area, outer space)

1

furthermore; even more

2

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

1

they

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