jpdb beta

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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by all means; by all costs

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

3

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

to look forward to something

3

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

2

to wave one's hand

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

if I (we, etc.) could

2

that's true; of course; obviously

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to pretend

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

earnest; single-minded

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

violent

1

to stand stock still

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

3

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to be the ruin of (a person)

2

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

harming one's image; worsening of one's image

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

size

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

5

now; come (now); well

1

going into battle; departure for the front

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

appointment

1

(public) park

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

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