jpdb beta

nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

4

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

1

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

1

viscosity

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

contrast

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

8

to cover one's face

4

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

as if; as though

2

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

4

to bear; to endure

3

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

6

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

1

to lose hope

1

doze; nap; snooze

2

to jump up; to spring up

3

wet through; drenched

2

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

joints; points (of a speech)

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

go to bed early

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

grimace; sullen face

1

to take care of

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

4

various types

1

sugar

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

2

to date; as of now

1

to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

8

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

1

to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

to be tinged red

2

go home; get out

3

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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