jpdb beta

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)

2

to sniffle; to snivel

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to shed tears

2

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

2

many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

first meeting; first interview with

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throat; singing voice

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

4

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

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since then

2

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to lay aside; to set aside

1

reading (books)

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

frequent; incessant

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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easy to imagine

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

too much; excessively; too

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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