jpdb beta

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

back of head

1

barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band

1

to giggle

1

use of force

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

acquisition; possession

2

rule

1

against the rules

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

5

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire

1

looking depressed; long face

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

1

to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by

1

easy; plain; simple

1

magnetism; magnetic force

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

3

short pause; short interval

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

refusal; rejection

2

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

aha!; yes sir

1

perception; sensing; noticing

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

2

one side

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

close to the ear

2

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

1

cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

1

to kiss

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

substitution

1

to give an order

1