jpdb beta

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

2

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

self-reliance; self-help

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

acting illogically

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

2

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

desk

18

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

11

preparations for returning (home)

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

6

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

2

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

2

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

2

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

24

razor

2

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

whispered conversation; whispering

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

4

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

8

retreating figure; appearance from behind

4

should; must; -able; probably; likely

5

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

to cast a sharp glance

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

2

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

to begin to walk; to set out

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

3

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

6

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

8

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1