jpdb beta

to begin talking; to open up

1

conjugal relations; conjugal affection

2

distrust; unjust suspicion

3

man; male; masculine gender

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

to approve of

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

8

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

5

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

younger sister

8

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

3

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

though; notwithstanding; although

1

dwelling; living

3

service; duty; work

1

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

4

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher

2

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

relation; relationship

4

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

particularly; only; in the case of

2

(deeply) jealous

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

4

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

7

middle of the night; dead of night

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

9

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

3

to lock

4

each; every; all

2

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

27

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

practice; practising; experience

1

question; query

8

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

5

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

afternoon; p.m.

4

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

3