jpdb beta

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

deep affection; devotion; profound attachment

2

to grin

3

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

2

in the same manner as before; the same as always

3

blunt; curt; brusque

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

2

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

2

elite unit; elite troop

1

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

2

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

3

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice

1

different opinion; objection

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

curfew; lockdown; grounding

1

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

around the clock; day and night

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

2

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

3

sun; sunshine; sunlight

2

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

2

insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape

7

back of head

3

to slide into; to slip into

2

row of teeth

2

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

1

tremor; fluctuation

1

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

2

to join hands (with)

1

to overlap

3

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

2

water outlet; tap; faucet

1

lovers' talk; whispered intimacies

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

21

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

convalescence

1

the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense

1

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

7

perfection; completeness; wholeness; soundness; intactness

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1