jpdb beta

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

beautiful eyebrows

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

3

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

2

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

4

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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of course; certainly; naturally

14

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)

7

crown princess

2

legal

2

right of succession; right to the throne

7

in that way; like that; that way

2

like; as if; the same as

9

to act; to take action

4

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

9

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

5

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

8

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

5

they; them

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

2

go that far; to that extent

5

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

7

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

5

prudence; discretion; thought

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

3

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

6

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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if; in case; supposing

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

3

crown; diadem; bottle cap

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

4

as (somebody) says

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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