jpdb beta

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

older sister; lass; young lady

4

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

2

from where

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

unable to sleep well

3

hat; cap; cap (move)

1

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

1

to lose money; to spend money

1

a little bit; a little while

1

bold; daring; unflappable

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women

1

heavy loss

2

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

cooperation; mutual aid (help)

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

craving; longing; thirsting

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

existence; being; life; survival

1

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

2

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

contemplation; meditation

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

2

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

for one person; made for one person

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

old-mannish

1

breathing of a sleeping person

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1