jpdb beta

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

bride

1

marriage

5

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

3

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

8

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

such ... as; or some such

2

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

because

4

relation; connection; relevance

3

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

internal; domestic

1

outside the country; abroad

3

timing

4

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

anniversary; commemoration

1

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

1

father

2

dream

4

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

grinning; smirking

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

to wipe; to dry

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

4

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

oh; ah

1

no matter how much time passes

2

plaything; toy

3

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

home; family; household

1

parent-child relationship

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

4

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

3

to bring someone along

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

3

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1