jpdb beta

long visit; overstaying

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

large build; large pattern

2

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

imagination; supposition; guess

2

whatever the case; under any circumstances

1

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

evening; night; dinner

2

to entertain; to make welcome

1

banquet; dinner party

1

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

4

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

welcome; reception

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

talk; conversation; dialogue

1

alcohol; sake

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

young person; inexperienced person; novice

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

3

wine

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

2

clergyman; churchman; clergy

1

marriage; matrimony

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

companion; partner; spouse

3

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

3

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

heavy responsibility

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2