jpdb beta

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

spirit; heart; disposition

1

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

2

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

3

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to join together; to combine; to join up

1

easy; simple; plain

2

is not; am not; are not

2

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

3

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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instant; moment; for an instant

10

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

6

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

7

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

4

jest; joke; funny story

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joke

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

7

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

5

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

this much; this amount

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

7

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

6

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

4

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

to be on the right track; to be close enough

1

(on the) right track

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

4

to bring up a subject

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

2

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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