jpdb beta

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

you; dear; honey

2

(one's) self; oneself

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

4

return; welcome home

2

phooey

3

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

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

4

older brother and younger sister

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

class

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

mother

7

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

father

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

8

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

1

documentary

1

people

2