jpdb beta

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

soprano

3

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

prima donna

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

fluent; flowing; elegant

1

lull (e.g. in the rain); break

1

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

4

(short) rest; breather; break

5

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

6

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

1

alternating; taking turns

6

to kick out; to cut back (on spending)

1

you; my dear; hey

20

ridiculous; odd

9

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

30

gulag (Soviet internment camp)

3

retort; back talk; backchat

1

guessing

4

cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune

3

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

5

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

4

declaration; proclamation; announcement

4

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

light brown; tawny

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

7

purse; wallet; billfold; cashbox; till

1

to win; to gain victory

10

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

5

detour; roundabout way

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

15

(train) conductor

5

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

furthermore; even more

1

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

3

rear; stern

1

to move around

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

3

rush; charge

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1