jpdb beta

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

3

downcast look

1

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

2

shyness; bashfulness; shame

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

four

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

10

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

don't you think?; indicates question

5

punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

to frown; to squint

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to brush off; to shake off

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

3

-ish; -like

5

name; title

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

2

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

4

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

earnest; single-minded

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

2

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

1

to welter in blood; to be covered in blood

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

reply; answer; response

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

8

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2