jpdb beta

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

so what!; who gives a damn?

3

objection; dissent; protest

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

2

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

taking the initiative

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

2

acting; performance

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

no way; no chance

1

to wave one's hand

2

not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

1

one's mental make-up (structure)

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

2

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

3

family a woman has married into

1

extravagant; wasteful of money

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

1

false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

to get dry

1

to cause laughter; to extract a smile

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

3

no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

7

when; how soon; how long until

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

in this case

1

radiant smile; contented smile

1

older brother

2

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

3

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

1

to hide oneself

1

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

3

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

3

to cast down one's eyes

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1