jpdb beta

thought; consideration; thinking

5

way; method; means; resource; course

3

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

10

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

5

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

9

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

5

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

5

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

3

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

14

time; labour; labor

2

distracted walking

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

high temperature

3

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

6

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

long time

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

additive

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

2

to become; to amount to

10

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

secretiveness

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

2

Damascus (Syria); Dimashq

2

steel

2

ex-husband; former husband

1

same generation; one's generation

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

means; is; as for

5

fire; flame; blaze

14

sinful

1