jpdb beta

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

1

first meeting; first interview with

3

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

4

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

3

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

4

to lend a hand; to help

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

in the same way as; just like

3

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow

1

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

1

hesitation; indecision

2

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

perfectionism

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

unrelated

5

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

same sex

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

more than anything; above all else

1

from the beginning

1

to take over; to hand over

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

nine o'clock

2

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

desk; copy editor

5

owner

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to be photographed; to be projected

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

bent back; hunchback; stoop

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1