jpdb beta

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1

thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously

1

sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

3

cake

1

heartburn; sour stomach

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

2

prime of life

1

one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower

1

to kill time

1

(your) time

2

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

6

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

2

carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

1

difference; variation; difference

3

with a clank

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

5

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

4

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

too (much); overly; excessively

2

several steps

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

2

to stagger; to stumble

1

to put one's strength into

3

dim; gloomy

5

candle

1

fire; flame; blaze

8

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

2

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

6

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

welcome

2

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to escape

3

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

2

mistake; error; blunder

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

2

accomplice; conspirator; cohort

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

father

2

above; more than

1

we

7

mistress; kept woman; concubine

8

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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