jpdb beta

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

5

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

beyond saving

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

6

entreaty; supplication; petition

5

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

to be dispersed; to get separated

4

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

reader

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

absolutely; only

4

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

3

sinful; wicked; immoral

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

3

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

time will cure all; time heals all wounds

1

finite; limited

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

1

courtship

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

to yearn for; to be in love with

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

4

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

3

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

char; charr

1

smile

2

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

5

physical condition; state of health

4

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

6

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

convalescence

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

to give a reason

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

2

to make oneself pleasant to everybody

1

tray

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

6