jpdb beta

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

to be born; to come into the world

11

child whose paternity is unknown; illegitimate child; child whose father is dead; fatherless child

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

4

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

carpet

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

4

idea

3

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

2

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

5

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

5

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

weak; frail; fragile

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

10

settlement; payment of account

1

short way; shortcut

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

3

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

10

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

2

won't you

2

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

2

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

2

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

3

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1