jpdb beta

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

8

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

3

to know (a person); to think

1

perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

2

vain; futile; transient; frivolous

1

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

4

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

2

conclusion

3

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian

3

misunderstanding

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

thank you

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

disregarding; ignoring

5

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

6

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

bride

2

Marcia; Marsha; Macha; Masha

6

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

4

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

4

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

3

playing house

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

2

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

2

precisely because

4

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

4

married

2

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

1

kiss

5

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

10

over one's shoulder

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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