jpdb beta

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

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

2

for this reason

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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

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

warm welcome

1

great joy

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; (computer) 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; excessively; too

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

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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 return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; 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; the way 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; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

to deceive; to blind the eyes of

1

encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

without a moment's delay

1