jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

1

in this way; like this

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

one and only; unique

1

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

fundamental; basic

1

so far as

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor

1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

2

to let out a cry; to break forth

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

2

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

scarce; few remaining

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

1

to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

3

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

ugly woman

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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