jpdb beta

present; gift

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

to be related (by blood)

3

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

tone; manner of speaking

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

2

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

1

deep breath

5

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

3

life and death; life or death

1

speech; expression; wording; language

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

angry face (countenance)

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

nose

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

2

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

absolutely; only

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

3

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

1

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

3

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

1

one third; a third part

2

interview

1

to break the seal

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

object

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

3

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

OK; okay

1

less than; under; below

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

original; novel; new

1

to make contact

1

persistence; single-mindedness

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2