jpdb beta

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

2

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

one's mind

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

nursing (a patient)

2

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

8

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

calling on; visiting

1

earthenware pot

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

1

tray

2

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

2

(just) one's imagination

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

6

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

4

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

3

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

7

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

advice

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

several minutes; a few minutes

2

doze; nap; snooze

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

3