jpdb beta

prudence; discretion; thought

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

doesn't even exist

1

to expel; to drive out

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

the following evening

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

4

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

2

puzzle; problem

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

-years-old

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

2

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

(of) straightforward honesty; steadfastly honest

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

4

frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

1

beginning (of a century, etc.)

1

in addition

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

wife and children; (arch.) wife

2

dispersal; scattering; discrete

2

tears of grief; crying with sadness

1

fate; destiny; lot

3

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

curtain-raiser; prologue

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

1

making constant reference to

1

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

to be busy at work; to work diligently

3

raising and lowering; loading and unloading

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)

1

affectionate mother

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

to make a living

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

3

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

2

hairpin

4

ornate hairpin

1

small box; casket

2

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

3