jpdb beta

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

8

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to do (for someone)

2

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

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

preference; priority; precedence

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

12

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

1

you

2

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

17

to begin to dissolve

2

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

5

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

4

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

6

point-blank range

2

to be touching; to be moving

2

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

17

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

5

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

2

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

2

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

4

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

2

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

1

still; even now; to this day

8

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

4

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

4

ringing; throbbing violently

1

second day of the month; two days

4

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

7

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

next day

6

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

2

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

3

reading (books)

1

envelope

4

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

5

document; official papers

8

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

2

lost article; something forgotten

8

delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1