jpdb beta

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

rare

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

to defeat

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

3

silver (color, colour)

2

hair ornaments

1

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

to frown; to squint

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

to spread one's wings

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

meaning; significance; sense

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

liking; taste; choice

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

bed

4

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

1

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

1

pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

2

the end

3

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

6

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

4

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1