jpdb beta

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to fall in love

4

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

1

to love

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

rehearsal; rehabilitation

1

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (job, concert, play, etc.); celebration party

1

American person

3

Aimee; Amy

2

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

to spread one's wings

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

stand-up meal; buffet

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

starry sky

2

to grasp; to get

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

spaceship

5

landing; alighting; touch down

1

being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

1

eccentric young person (esp. girl)

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

4

quitting while one is ahead

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

inside; interior; inner part

1

top; summit; vertex

1

supremacy

1

by (means of); with

1

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

1

to defeat

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

to not believe one's ears

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

to leave undone

1