jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

13

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

5

to; towards; for

27

disappointment; despair

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

11

(the thing) itself

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

Germany

9

almost; roughly; approximately

3

outward appearance

8

to like; to prefer

2

to take over; to hand over

3

way of speaking; intimation

3

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

than; from; out of; except; but; more

28

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

2

if; in case; supposing

7

study; research; investigation

29

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

45

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

40

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

4

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

26

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

place; room; margin; scope

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

7

human; humane

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

11

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

38

(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction

2

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

11

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

slow; lagging; tardy

2

one's mental make-up (structure)

5

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

11

frail; slender; feminine

3

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

after

8

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

8

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

11

sadness; sorrow; grief

13

another thing; exception; special case

1

nice; likeable; desirable

4