jpdb beta

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

2

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

1

rule; regulation

1

persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

1

secretary (government); director; chief

4

without; unless; have to do

1

route; way; course; directions

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

6

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

6

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

entering; going into

1

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

1

person in charge; official; attendant

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

licking

1

paper money; note; bill

3

fast pace; quick pace

2

to feel ashamed

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

1

importance; gravity

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap

2

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

6

to go past; to pass; to pass by

2

to sit down

4

to approach; to draw near

2

nine; 9

4

hint; clue

10

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

to wait impatiently for

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

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

1

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

2

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

ticklish; embarrassing

1

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

6

second (unit of time); arc second

3

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)

1

confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)

1