jpdb beta

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

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

3

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

inquisitiveness

1

hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

2

signs; omen; symptoms

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

2

love; attachment; lovesickness

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

have a pain in one's chest

1

to change one's mind

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

eavesdropping

1

to read too much

1

intimacy; friendship

1

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore

1

counter for choices, options, etc.

1

antidote

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

mere; only a ...

2

to shout at

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

script; libretto; scenario

10

blighted love; disappointed love

5

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

2

to sell

1

besides; moreover; in addition

1

authenticity; credibility

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1