jpdb beta

indicates emphasis

2

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

9

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

5

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

to let one's guard down

1

one's skill as a singer

1

dance

1

to gather strength; to take heart

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

3

natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end

4

study group; study meeting

3

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

4

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

3

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

2

like; as if; the same as

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to make a fool of someone

4

audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

3

with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

4

physical condition; state of health

1

to get one's breath back; to calm down

2

for today; for the time being

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

5

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

2

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

female friend; woman friend

1

please

2

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

4

thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

to dis; to diss; to disrespect

1

coated paper

1

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

confession

3

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

15

president (of a society); chairman

3

another world

2

risky

2

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to hesitate to say

1

second (in a series)

2

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

2

cheerfully; excitedly

1

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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