jpdb beta

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

too much; excessive; too

1

to be at a loss for words

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

to make eye contact

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

as much as one can; as much as possible

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

as promised

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

3

to discuss; to talk together

1

decision; determination

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

3

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

adult; grown-up

1

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

1

cover; lid; cap

1

to go out and away; to leave

1

to slip out

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

4

positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

7

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

4

spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

2

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

4

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

restoration; repair; mending

5

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

east end; eastern tip

1

hard to reach place; remote place

1

country town; rural town

1

bar; pub; tavern

7

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1