jpdb beta

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

to take out; to drag out

1

bridge

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

3

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

4

no; nope

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

6

hey!; hey!

3

having many children

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead

1

parental love; parental affection

1

to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

2

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

2

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

2

cause; origin; source

1

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

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.)

1

female (animal, plant)

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly

1

to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in

1

devilish; diabolical

1

choice; selection; option

6

that sort of; like that

3

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

first love; puppy love

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

to move forward; to move on

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

some days; several days

1

vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

3