jpdb beta

negative thinking; pessimism

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

4

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

4

to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)

1

to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)

1

every meal

4

to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)

3

sales; demand

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

2

harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good

2

bolt from the blue; great surprise

2

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)

5

Linus

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the public; general public

1

to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

2

surroundings; circumference

2

format; procedure; way of proceeding

2

tranquilizer; tranquiliser

1

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

3

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

8

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

7

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

3

forced laugh; forced smile

4

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

1

beautiful woman; pretty girl

1

to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

knitting; knitted material; crochet

1

to cultivate; to foster

2

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

sleeping face

9

feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

3

first of all; first thing

1

to be separated by death

3

same age; same period

1

to look down on; to condescend

13

manly

2

feminine; effeminate

1

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

4

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

cut; notch; end; conclusion

2

phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)

1

challenger

3

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

1

mushroom

11

narrow; small; cramped

1

to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

1

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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