jpdb beta

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

tee-hee

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

2

cake served with tea; teacake

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

3

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

dark; blackish

1

literature

3

supplementary classes or lectures

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

4

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

9

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

6

with a start; with a jump

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

spoon

4

pink

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

2

to scoop; to ladle out

2

lovely; sweet

2

you; dear; honey

30

villain; baddie; the villain's part

2

Move

2

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

7

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

5

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

11

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

2

sea of blood; pool of blood

2

candy; sweet; confectionary

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

9

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

3

half

6

such ... as; or some such

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

4

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

9

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins

1

play; drama

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

4

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

ham actor

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

4