jpdb beta

a few moments

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

3

reason; pretext; motive

5

marriage proposal; courtship

3

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

to become pale; to turn pale

2

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

1

measuring; measurement

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

can be easily guessed

1

what

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

1

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

2

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

sanctions; punishment

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

Valerie; Valarie; Valery

6

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

2

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

unexpected; surprising

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

2

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

question; query

3

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1