jpdb beta

good deed; good conduct; benevolence

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

5

Christmas Eve

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

event

2

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

be; is

1

disappointment; let-down

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

2

sense for (how to use) money; money sense

1

paying one's own way

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

3

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

waste; extravagance

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

2

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

to twitch

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

6

economising; saving

1

even though; despite; when

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

romantic

4

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

3

star

2

be; is

2

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

twitching

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

to follow another's example

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

3

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

2

hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity

2

when; at what point

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

that day; the very same day

3