jpdb beta

now; nowadays

1

to become better; to improve

1

one year; some time ago

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

end; close; termination

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

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

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

proud; lordly

1

failing to recognize someone; underestimation

1

to strangle; to constrict

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

both (people)

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

to sell

1

that sort of; like that

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy

1

ruin; destruction; fall

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

1

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

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

1

vanity

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

goddess; female deity

1

convenient

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

smile

1

subordination; dependency

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

forced laugh; forced smile

3

friend

1

without

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1