jpdb beta

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

father

7

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

this sort of

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

2

versatility

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

1

thank you; thanks

9

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

3

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

7

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

11

resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)

3

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

4

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

piece of cake; a walk in the park

1

to expel; to drive out

3

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

5

technique; art; skill; move

4

to revere; to respect; to worship

2

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

4

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

unreasonable demand

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

3

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

2

to knock down; to slap down; to floor

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

one way or the other; either way

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

4

father

4

this occasion; at this time; now

2

formal marriage interview

3

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2