jpdb beta

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

9

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

2

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

2

wherein; therein; thereinto

4

to pass; to pass by

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

4

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

4

decision; determination; resolution

2

to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

1

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

1

sound of voice; vocal sound

2

to turn one's face away

2

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

9

to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

2

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

5

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

2

to be clear-headed

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

1

merely for form's sake

1

experience

3

forcibly; by force; against one's will

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

to get wet

9

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

crying face; face of a person who is crying

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

4

marriage proposal; marriage talks

4

to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears

3

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

3

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

3

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

2

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

6

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

1

inner heart

1