jpdb beta

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

4

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

2

taking shelter from rain

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

4

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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English (language)

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

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)

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

speech; expression; wording; language

2

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

4

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

5

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

older sister; elder sister

6

to like; to prefer

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

benevolent ruler

4

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

in public; in company; in the presence of others

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

2

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

6

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

5

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

progress; advance; making (good) progress

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

report; information

6

it seems that; as if

1

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

4

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

4

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

3

space; room; airspace

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