jpdb beta

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

4

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

aunt

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

14

thank you

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

niece

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

6

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

9

well done; good job

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

5

exactly opposite (of)

1

to compare with the eye

4

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

near future

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

assertion; declaration; affirmation

3

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

2

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

8

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

5

second

4

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

dynasty

1

polygyny

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

if it is the case that ...

5

different opinion; objection

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

8

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

18

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

4

islanders

1

(factory) worker

1

Island; insula; island; islet

2

advanced level; high grade; senior

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

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

10

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

3