jpdb beta

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

13

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

2

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

indescribable

2

feelings of guilt

4

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

7

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

3

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

10

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

5

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

11

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

50

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

6

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

22

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

7

to break down crying

2

to make a speech; to address

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

10

thud; thump; bang

2

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

10

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

25

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

3

clubroom

2

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

11

to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

9

failure; mistake; blunder

7

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

4

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

6

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

3

primary school; elementary school; grade school

8

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

16

basketball

7

to win; to gain victory

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

7

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

16

clear; precise; definite; distinct

4

rule

3

jump ball (basketball)

1

match; game; bout; contest

17

end; close; termination

1

buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

13

coat; coating

4

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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