jpdb beta

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

2

commoner; plebeian

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

(one's) life

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

formal marriage interview

1

engagement; betrothal

1

as soon as; right after

1

100 percent

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

liar; fibber

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

itchy

6

strong interaction; strong force

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

back of the hand

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

candidate; applicant

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

hell

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

meaning; significance; sense

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

disregarding; ignoring

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

ahead; before; ago

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

3