jpdb beta

atonement; expiation

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

the other day; lately; recently

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

proper noun

1

vampire; bloodsucker

1

Dracula

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

to tie fast; to arrest

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

decision; determination

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

1

all things; all creation

1

oolong tea

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

inquisitiveness

1

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

large build; large pattern

1

is it not so?

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

culture shock

2

how many; how old

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

Franckenstein; Frankenstein

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

house party; stayover

1

large-scale

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

pace

1

unseasonable; out of season

1