jpdb beta

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

evening party; soirée

2

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

mis-match

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

return; coming back

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

safety; security

4

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

in one's own way or style

1

selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

2

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

(human) life

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way

1

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

19

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

the ... in question

1

gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

3

to glare at; to scowl at

3

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

younger sister

2

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

for appearances' sake; for appearance sake

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

2

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

1

to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour

1

to fall asleep

1

right beside; close to; nearby

5