jpdb beta

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

2

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

1

abstract

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

cream (colour, color)

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

aiming too high

1

flattery; compliment

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

2

private room

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

2

happy ending

1

original work

2

desperation; struggle to the death

2

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

security for a loan; collateral

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

2

spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

1

rather than

2

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

2

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

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

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

first-rate; finest quality; the best

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

2

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

1

Brenda

36

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

plural; multiple; several

3

tail (animal); tail end; tip

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person

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

like that; so

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

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