jpdb beta

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

since then

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(physical) growth; development

1

source of worry; source of distress

1

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

1

thanks; gratitude

7

dim; gloomy

2

difficult to understand

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

2

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

3

transactions; dealings; business

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importance; priority

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

just one person; only one

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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to become hoarse

2

reason; cause; circumstances

1

large number of people

2

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

2

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

moving about; stirring about

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

3

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

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

2

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to scratch; to claw

1

to make a sound

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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