jpdb beta

pen

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

clearing one's throat; cough

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thank you

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

5

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

2

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

2

main question; real issue at hand

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

2

newly-married life

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

9

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

5

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

5

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

5

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

5

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

experienced; well-versed

1

the person himself

2

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

things; everything

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

5

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

3

several years; a few years

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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