jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

2

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

despair; hopelessness

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

3

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

each time

1

appetite (for food)

2

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

3

downcast look

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

3

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)

1

infant; baby; little child

1

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

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

cry; crying voice

2

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

under the staircase; understairs

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

8

handrail; railing; banister

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

to make merry; to be festive

1

cold (drinking) water

1

to pour on

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

strategy meeting; council of war

3

conference room; council room

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