jpdb beta

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

mature woman; middle-aged woman

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

1

glare; sharp look

1

tiny; little; wee

2

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

1

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

1

casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened

1

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

1

to be hungry

1

synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

2

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

4

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

5

thud

5

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

rest; repose

2

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

chin; jaw; gills; branchia

1

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

1

hill; knoll

12

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

typhoon; hurricane

2

to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough

1

gathering clouds; group of clouds

2

with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly

2

lightning

1

one second

5

several weeks; a few weeks

1

to age; to grow old

1

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

4

performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

1

distinguished person

10

chasing after men

2

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

drinking alcohol

2

excessive; immoderate

2

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

3

to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)

5

young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1