jpdb beta

timid; fainthearted

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

reply; answer; response

3

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

2

transcendence; excellence; superiority

7

man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist

3

this and that; one thing and another

1

gynophobia

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

rarely; seldom

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

chance; opportunity

1

priority; order of precedence

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

heroine

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

one edge; one end; one side

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

preference; priority; precedence

2

sensual love; love affair

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

refusal; rejection

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

6

second (in a series)

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

4

just as one wishes

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

to spare time (for)

1

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1