jpdb beta

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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simplification

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quickly; briefly

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

to glance at; to glimpse

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to degenerate; to lapse into

3

to encamp; to take up positions

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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

2

welcome; (warm) reception

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game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

direct hit

2

win; victory

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goalkeeper; keeper; goalie

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

3

goal post

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group (usu. of people)

3

(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize

1

judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

3

passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

2

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

fluke; chance; pure luck

2

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

1

to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other

1

these guys; these fellows

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

arch of the foot; plantar arch

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mountain air

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

5

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

5