jpdb beta

pessimistic; gloomy

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

4

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

hair (on the head); (a) hair

1

ribbon

2

to move forward; to move on

2

notice; attention; observation

2

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

2

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

georgette

2

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

4

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

9

Gaulish people; (a) Gaul

8

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

3

Stendhal

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

4

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

sawing

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

1

Raynal

1

house; family

2

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

Fouque; Fouquet

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

4

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

if is not; if are not

2

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

4

Maupassant

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

easy; simple; plain

2

healing; cure; recovery

4

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

3

to finish saying

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

destruction; annihilation; extermination

9

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

5

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

2

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

as anyone can see

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2