jpdb beta

extract; excerpt; selection

1

which; well; now; c'mon

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

4

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

8

heroine

1

to fall in love

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

(one's) self; oneself

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

5

(romantic) love

1

LOL; haha

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

profile

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

17; seventeen

1

this much; this amount

3

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

introductory essay

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

one-year-old

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

misprint; typographical error; typo

2

society; the world; the times

1

intentional; on purpose

1

actual age; true age

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

maybe; could be; might

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

23

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

4

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

paper cup

4

tray

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

oh; ah

6

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

8