jpdb beta

black tea

1

cake served with tea; teacake

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

1

having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar

1

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

4

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

3

way of talking; speaking style

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

3

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

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

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

now; come (now); well

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

to cling

2

at that time; in those days

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

too much; excessive; too

1

human; humane

1

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

1

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

bench

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

one hour

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

to go on reading

1

jealousy; envy

4

approval; endorsement

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

feeble; faint; weak

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

5

paper

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

4

to pay

1