jpdb beta

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

Galili

1

to attract attention

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

5

even

1

weak constitution; ill health

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

all on one's own

1

mother

1

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)

3

Anton

4

to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape

2

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

4

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

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

2

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

1

foolishness; stupidity; silliness

1

sentimental

4

humanism; humanitarianism

2

play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

6

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

5

look, look!; there, there!

2

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

8

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

don't you think?; indicates question

11

to tell a lie; to fib

1

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

to get drunk

1

to tear; to rip

1

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

3

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

Dickens

1

Michelet

5

tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

to read too much

1