jpdb beta

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

1

other side; opposite side; other party

3

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

conviction; belief; confidence

4

importance; seriousness

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

3

to close; to shut

1

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

completely satisfied; as pleased as can be

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

5

to like; to prefer

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

5

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

moody person

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

2

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

way of speaking; intimation

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

freedom; liberty

3

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to do as one likes

5

to talk; to chat; to chatter

6

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

2

to hurry; to hasten

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

loud voice

3

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

to have the nerve to

2

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

2

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

beyond that point; after that

7

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

1

exit; way out; outlet; vent

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

each other; one another

4

pace; step

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1