jpdb beta

refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

yesterday

1

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

9

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

4

day before yesterday

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

5

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

4

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

to close down a business; to shut a business

1

tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

3

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

3

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

4

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

be; is; isn't it?

4

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

then; well; so; well then

4

robotics; robot

6

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

4

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

3

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1