jpdb beta

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

3

we

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

3

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

3

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

desire; appetite; lust

3

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

7

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

8

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

2

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

2

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

2

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

1

to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold

1

pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

7

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

2

to visit frequently

3

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

8

this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

1

menu; schedule; program; menu

4

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

2

conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

cake

9

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

3

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

chocolate cake

6

individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set

1

this store

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1