jpdb beta

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

they; those guys

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

2

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

sad news; news of a death; death notice

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

though; much as

2

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

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

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

to name

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

you (plural)

3

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

3

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

secret talk

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

6

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

4

choices; alternatives; options

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

party; set; gang; company; person

1

follow-up report; further news

1