jpdb beta

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

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

4

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

2

to snap; to break (under pressure)

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

2

(oil painting) canvas

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

3

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

3

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

4

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

flashback

2

to want; to desire

1

to fall in love (with); to love

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

alternate; alternating

1

standing on tiptoes

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

short; brief

1

ponytail

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

1

to change (one's clothes)

1

lovers' quarrel

2

avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

4

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife

1

to hide; to conceal

7

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

economic conditions

1

no problem

1

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

4

candy; sweet; confectionary

1