jpdb beta

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border

1

talk about divorce or separation

6

darkish; dusky

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

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

1

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

1

evening; dusk

3

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

firm; solid; inflexible; immovable

1

destination of a move

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

day by day

2

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

1

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

shade; shadow

2

to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

for today; for the time being

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art

1

simple; plain; modest

1

to await; to expect

1

insecurity; carelessness

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

gloomy

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

sliding door

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

5

to be

4

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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