jpdb beta

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

professional

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

2

to be splendid; to be superb

2

mixed; mingled

2

modesty; humility; being humble

2

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

5

mature; becoming precocious

3

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

creative; original

4

here and there; in places

3

firm; unshakeable; resolute

3

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

2

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

apt to (do); liable to; prone to

1

to sniffle; to snivel

2

quiet; still; surreptitious

3

noble

2

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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

3

to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

2

return; welcome home

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

2

to be overcome with emotion

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

waiting impatiently for

4

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

3

sweater; jumper

4

jeans; denim; jean

4

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

4

evil spirit (that can possess people)

2

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

3

desperate; hopeless

2

switch

2

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

1

asking oneself

3

since; this person

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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