jpdb beta

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

2

favourite horse; favorite horse

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two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

1

general store

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lightly; easily; carelessly

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

to be exhausted; to be worn out

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Maximilian

4

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

to scratch; to claw

2

ouch

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

4

instead; but (on the other hand)

3

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

grudge; complaint; reproach

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Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

2

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to mean

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

4

virile; tough; masculine; intense

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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(sound of one's) heartbeat

2

systematic; regular; routine

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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negative ion

1

to shake someone awake

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

to some extent; to a certain extent

3

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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lady; nobleman's wife

3

to die

3

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

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

2

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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