jpdb beta

beak; bill

1

scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)

1

romance; love's pathway

2

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

to take out; to drag out

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state

1

oneself; myself

1

to pout

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

win; victory

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

free from obstacles

1

direct appeal

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

simple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent; straightforward

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

19

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

tossing

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

2

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

2

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

1

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

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

main gate; main entrance

1

butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

1

back gate

1

departure control

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)

1

internal; domestic

2

national border; provincial border

2

mobility

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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