jpdb beta

apology; excuse

4

to apologize; to apologise

5

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

1

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

3

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

tone; manner of speaking

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

2

to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

1

with a smile

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

came here; coming here; recently

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

1

promising without due consideration

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

snow thaw; thawing

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

the latter

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

1

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

1

Monday

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

labor; labour; manpower; working force

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

3

at that (very) moment; just then

1

height of prosperity

1

power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty

1

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

3

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

6

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

financial muscle; economic clout

1

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

1

so far as

1

trend of the times; way things are going

1