jpdb beta

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

matter of time; question of time

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

2

to find fault with; to question

1

noise; sound

3

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

3

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

3

slightly; faintly

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)

7

to get on; to climb on

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

4

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

5

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

impatience

3

thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

1

as always; as usual

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

10

standing on tiptoes

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both shoulders

1

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

2

objective

3

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

4

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

4

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

bathtub

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perception; sensing; noticing

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

6

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

6

critical

3

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

5

jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of

1

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

camisole

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damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful

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to wipe; to dry

2

several minutes; a few minutes

2

cooked rice; meal

4