jpdb beta

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

3

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

apologetic

1

penguin

20

old age

2

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

3

migration; immigration

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

screech; squeak; squeal

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

recollection; calling to mind

1

comic strip with dramatic story

1

-esque; -like; -ish

1

Antarctica

1

tradition; legend; folklore

3

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

to fly in the sky

9

exploration party; expedition team

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

1

to fly in the air

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

Mach (number); (at a) fast speed

3

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

because; as; since

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

five o'clock

1

business hours; opening hours; office hours

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

three minutes

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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