jpdb beta

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

4

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

3

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

from here; from this place

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

8

omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

5

good evening

1

score; sheet music

4

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

9

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

6

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

38

dinner; evening meal

1

hamburger (on a bun)

1

cooked rice; meal

12

foreign; abroad; overseas

4

balance

2

salad

1

to walk

16

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

3

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

9

modesty; humility; being humble

1

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

2

twice

5

apple pie

1

rather than (do ...)

3

well; now; then

12

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

8

tension; mental strain; nervousness

14

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

8

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

6

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

2

indispensable; essential

1

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

we; us

26

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

5

patterns of thinking; train of thought

3

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

2

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

12