jpdb beta

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

love affair; love relationship

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

2

affable; sociable; friendly

1

obliging person; person who likes looking after others

1

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

others; other people

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

2

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

male instincts; male frivolity

1

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

3

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

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

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

accomplishment; execution

1

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

advice; warning

2

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

2

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

1

to that extent

1

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

2

goddess

1

thus; in this way

1

warm; mild; genial

2

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

to need; to call for; to require

4

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1