jpdb beta

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

2

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

sightseeing; tourism

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

being lightly dressed

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among (them); of (them)

1

topless; monokini (topless swimsuit)

1

headband

1

trouble

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

passions; sexual desire; lust

1

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

hereabouts; around here

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

area of holiday homes; area of villas

2

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

2

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

public office

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

1

mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut

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to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

1

self control; self restraint

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

higher rank; better position

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

3

to make known

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

reigning; controlling; dictating

2

sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat

1

meaning; connotation; denotation

2

no need to guess; certainly

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

2

ascertainment

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