jpdb beta

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

1

proposal; offer; request; application

2

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

1

assistance; support

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

4

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

4

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

3

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

3

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

2

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

quietly; soundlessly

1

to slip off

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

3

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

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

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

2

to make a speech; to address

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

48

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to wed; to marry a man

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

2