jpdb beta

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

feeling; mood

2

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

late at night

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)

3

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

6

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly

1

to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk

2

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

return; coming back

1

father and mother; parents

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

9

to make a speech; to address

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

8

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

2

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

ex-wife; former wife

2

shop manager

1

elopement; running away with a lover

3

property; fortune; assets

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

rather than (do ...)

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

2

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

blue sky

3

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

1

to survive; to live long

1

unmarried; single

1

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

irreplaceable

1

beloved; dearest

1

alternate; alternating

2

to love

2

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

compared to

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

5

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

1