jpdb beta

persuasion

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

thank you

1

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

6

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

1

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

3

idleness; inactivity

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

2

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

5

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

3

to need; to demand; to take; to require

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

1

welcome home

1

employee; worker

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

at the window; by the window; next to the window

1

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

1

destination (in travel); place where one is staying

1

newspaper

4

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

3

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

3

lip; lips

3

feeding ground

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

2

reading with pleasure

1

daily report

1

newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

1

Le Figaro (French newspaper)

1

in a big way

1

air pirate; air piracy

1

captain

1

Laffitte

1

territorial airspace

1