jpdb beta

spark

1

to fly around; to scatter

1

calming down; quieting down

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

big job; great task

2

to realize; to realise

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

friend; acquaintance

1

intimacy; friendship

1

phrase; strawberry

1

a meeting by chance is preordained

1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

5

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

4

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

to be fated to; be linked by fate

1

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love

1

both; (not) either

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

just because; even if; even though

1

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)

1

oneself; myself

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

joke; gag

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

motto

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

baseless; groundless

1

would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

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