jpdb beta

to make eye contact

4

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably

2

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

2

for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

2

limit; bound

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

silk

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

3

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

3

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

1

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

menu; schedule; program; menu

2

lemonade

1

dining table

3

to arrange (flowers); to plant

2

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

1

iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus

1

marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

1

lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

too (much); overly; excessively

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

2

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

1

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

that's so, isn't it

3

thought; consideration; thinking

2

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

6

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

shadowy past; murky past

1

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

1

miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful

1

to deceive; to blind the eyes of

1