jpdb beta

invitation

3

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

with these words; while saying

1

bringing; taking; carrying

2

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

1

innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

imagination; supposition; guess

3

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

6

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

wedded life; married life

2

what nationality

1

grandchild

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

2

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

2

(the) whole face

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

maiden work; debut work

1

publication

6

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

4

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

using as an intermediary; through

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

more than expected

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

action of making something; -ification

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

world; society; people; the public

2

to be well-known

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

5

selection

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

pure love

1

earnest; single-minded

2

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

2

to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1