jpdb beta

deep breath

10

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

for the first time in one's life

1

only son

1

to hate; to detest

1

dear; beloved

1

to finish speaking

2

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

pathos

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

feeling; sensitivity; emotion

1

husky voice

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

3

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

2

actor; actress; player; performer

1

audition

1

(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

1

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

hesitation; indecision

2

you; dear; honey

15

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

prayer; supplication

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

1

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

balcony

7

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

4

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)

1

partly open; in half bloom

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

2

beginning; start

2

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1