jpdb beta

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind

2

to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

2

unexpectedly; surprisingly

8

(received) present; gift

1

very popular; highly favoured

2

influential man; boss

2

breadwinner; biggest earner

1

earnings

3

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

the more one looks (at it) the more ...

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

2

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

2

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

to decorate; to display

2

months and years

1

sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash

1

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

second (in a series)

10

family a woman has married into

1

receiver; recipient

2

woman; lady; adult female

9

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

2

feeling of a house or a room

2

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

1

good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman

1

to the end

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

7

physical ability

2

unmarried; single

8

to beckon

1

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

1

obvious; transparent

1

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

3

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

7

marriage proposal; courtship

6

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

possessed of a strong sense of duty

2

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

4

to be in one's debt

2

destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining

1

agricultural community; farm village; rural

3

exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize

2

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

3

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

3

many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)

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