jpdb beta

first meeting; first interview with

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

arrival

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

1

meaning; called; said

3

thud; bang

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

(hand) towel

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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bridge of nose

1

feeble

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to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

3

mitten

5

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

3

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

3

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

2

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

2

starry sky

2

northern part; the north (of a region)

3

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

3

to turn to the left

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

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

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

to keep walking

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

with one's own hands

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

hallucination; illusion

1

to pass; to pass by

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

lung

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

3

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

3

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

3

to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

1

(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

1

midnight; dead of night

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1