jpdb beta

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

3

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

10

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

3

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

that's so, isn't it

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

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

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

10

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

4

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

9

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

2

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

1

woman; girl

5

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

7

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

6

polish; improvement; burnishing

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

3

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

3

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

3

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

4

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

23

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

10

to close; to shut

2

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

lucky; fortunate

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

window frame; sash

2

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

both feet; both legs

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

21

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

11

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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