jpdb beta

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

promptly; quickly

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

people

4

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

5

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

naked eye; the physical eye

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

cart; wagon

2

one machine; one vehicle

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

to be able to conceal

1

inquisitiveness

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to run up to; to rush over

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

1

does not seem (to be)

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

1

newspaper

1

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

1

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

1

to wave one's hand

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

1

surrounding at a distance

2

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2