jpdb beta

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

stare; gaze; fixation

1

debut; initial stage appearance

1

new singer

1

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

battle cry

1

to begin to grow light; to dawn

1

mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain

2

birth; creation; formation

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

8

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

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

4

temporarily; short period; once; one morning

1

reasonable; natural

1

polite; respectful; reverent

2

ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

2

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

wild; in disarray

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

3

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

volunteer soldier

2

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

raising an army; launching business

2

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

kettle

3

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

friendship; amity

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

edge of town; outskirts of a village

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

asking oneself

1