jpdb beta

liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

15

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

1

at that time; that time

1

building (physical structure) of a kindergarten, preschool, etc.

6

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

4

secret; mystery

19

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

1

lake

5

Lasker

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

2

southwest

1

altar

2

both; (not) either

2

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

something like ...; something called ...

6

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

other; another; over; more than; I; me

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

lodging; abode; shelter

1

incision; operation; section

1

infant; baby; little child

2

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

1

quite right; indeed; truly; well said

1

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

1

revival; restoration

1

to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark

1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

2

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

3

to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

to become clear; to be made public

1

the most extreme

2

cocoon

2

nature; character

1

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

3

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

to reach; to get to

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

2

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

2

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

to like; to prefer

1