jpdb beta

Gordon; Gauden

2

older sister

2

(marriage) proposal

3

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

on the way home from school

1

sherry

3

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

secret information; intelligence

2

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

2

Merle

4

oh!; oh?; my!

2

I; as for me

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

2

well-informed person

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

scarcity; rarity

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

high-handed; oppressive

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

4

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

2

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

1

critical

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

7

suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

3

vigorous; healthy; sound

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly

1

putting into operation; invocation

3

relation; relationship

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

4