jpdb beta

(female) beauty; beautiful woman

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

2

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

6

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

ugly woman

8

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

13

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to shake one's head

4

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

7

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

front gate

3

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

34

why yes, thank you

1

hesitation; indecision

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

6

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

4

so much; so; like that

6

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

3

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

7

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

7

international problem

2

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

because; as; since

9

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

3

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1