jpdb beta

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

5

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic

1

kiss

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

looking over someone's shoulder

1

warmth

1

long talk

1

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

downtown

1

all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention

1

to embrace each other

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

both shoulders

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

1

end of an eyebrow

3

breast pocket

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

7

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

trousers; pants

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

2

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

to begin to speak

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

1

cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy

12

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

3

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

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

2

to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone

1

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

3

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

3

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

to grasp tightly

6

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

5

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

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

4

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

2