jpdb beta

maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

1

to keep walking

1

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

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

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

2

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

3

line

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

3

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

shadow; tail; following

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

3

capture; seizure

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

4

easy; simple; plain

2

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

opinion; view; comment

2

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1

watering hole; watering place

4

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

opposite shore

5

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

3

marshland; wetland; swampland

10

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

throat; singing voice

4

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

poisonous; toxic

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

37

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

5

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

why; how

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