jpdb beta

foolish; stupid; silly

8

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

2

belief; faith; conviction

3

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

7

to pursue

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

(one's) life

2

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

choices; alternatives; options

3

drop (e.g. of water); drip

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

5

does not

1

wave; ups and downs

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

2

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

to be touching; to be moving

1

never again

2

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

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

contradiction; inconsistency

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

impulse; impetus; urge

2

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

to tighten; to press hard

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

3

nimbly; lightly

2

to flutter down

1

snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

2

to break down crying

1

(gun) battery; fort

33

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

sisters

2

seeming sad

1