jpdb beta

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

4

marriage

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

4

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

3

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4

to feel; to sense; to experience

9

sherry

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

11

another person; others

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

11

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

12

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

people

5

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

11

should; must; -able; probably; likely

5

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

4

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

2

even; but; however

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

age; years

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

4

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

3

ornament; decoration

1

to like; to prefer

5

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

8

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

4

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

kitten; small cat

5

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

4

if I (we, etc.) could

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

but; however; provided that

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

2