jpdb beta

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

2

to stammer; to stutter

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

4

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

more than usual; especially; particularly

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

4

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

5

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

secret talk

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

3

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

this person

3

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1

we; us

4

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

6

little by little

3

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

2

downtown

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

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

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

6

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

the very thing; itself

4

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

4

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

that's so, however ...

2