jpdb beta

self-interest; selfish desire

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

2

bath

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beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

law of nature; natural law

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

3

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

scolding

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

apology

2

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

1

smartphone; smart phone

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

1

dependence; reliance

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing

1

nonstandard; substandard

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

3

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

cheating

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

1

death (of a person)

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

to return a favor (favour); to repay

1

gastric juice

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

theory

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

courage; ardour; high spirits

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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