jpdb beta

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

4

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

to watch steadily; to stare

2

gardener

1

I; me

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

3

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

uncool; tacky; lame; corny

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

3

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to crack jokes

2

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

10

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

5

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

2

(in the same way) as before; as always

1

to be worried; to be troubled

3

go on!; right!; here goes!

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

oh, yes?; really?

3

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

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

6

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

disappointment; despair

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

on and after; from ... onward; since

2

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

meeting again; reunion

1

to become distinct

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

3

to bear; to endure

2

arrival

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1