jpdb beta

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

you; dear; honey

2

suit (clothing); suit

1

wariness

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

perhaps; maybe; by some chance

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

2

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

1

why yes, thank you

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

1

occupational disease

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

to make public

1

prediction; estimation

1

culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

1

brain; brains; mind

1

impatience

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

1

to be perfectly clear

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

experience

1

to sew together

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

2

to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

2