jpdb beta

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

melancholy; gloom; depression

1

face contorted and about to cry

1

abusive language

2

complaint

1

insisting

1

to soothe and humor (humour); to coax

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

4

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

coward

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

1

new life

1

roller coaster; big dipper

2

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

3

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

2

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

2

firmly, stubbornly

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

pitch dark; total darkness

1

stopping at; going no further than

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

China; Chinese food

4

steamed bun; steamed bread

2

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

1

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

1

pineapple; pine

4

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

5

two (long cylindrical things)

2

fruit juice

2

saliva; sputum

1

food

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

3

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

5

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

4