jpdb beta

needlework; sewing

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

8

illumination; lighting

2

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

1

what sort; what kind

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5

omen

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

6

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

to say; to tell; to state; to do

2

acquaintance; appreciative friend

2

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

similar to; like

4

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

bow; bowing

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

6

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

2

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

3

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

2

wandering

2

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

relation; connection

1

ancestor

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

disgusting; repulsive

3

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

conclusion

3

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

2

clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

stupid

3

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

2

guess; conjecture

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

3

recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

2

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

4

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

laugh; smile

1

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

8

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

5