jpdb beta

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

2

attractiveness; charm; amiability

2

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

6

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

to win; to gain victory

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

2

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to rescue; to free

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

lady; nobleman's wife

2

warmth

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

3

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

2

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

3

simply; merely; only; solely

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

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

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

10

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

doing whatever one pleases

1

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

1

distrust; suspicion

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

obvious; undeniable

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

6

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

2

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

disappointment; despair

2

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

2