jpdb beta

marriage

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

wrist

3

marriage proposal; courtship

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

4

morning dew

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman

3

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

1

stone; rock; pebble

2

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

1

three; three years of age

2

which; what (way)

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

3

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

2

older sister; elder sister

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

much the same

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

shithead; bastard

1

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

5

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

to spit

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

to understand from experience

1

we; us; I; me

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

charity; almsgiving

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop

2