jpdb beta

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

6

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

3

resultant; consequential

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

2

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

3

firmly; solidly; heartily

2

to embrace each other

2

each other; one another

5

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

to take back; to recapture

1

that is to say; so that means

2

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

3

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

jealous; envious

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

8

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

3

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

1

such; like that; that sort of

8

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

angry voice

1

about this time; about now

4

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

1

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

7

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

1

to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

3

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

4