jpdb beta

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

(a) look; gaze

3

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

slightly; faintly

3

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

2

to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

2

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

with a thud

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

6

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

2

posture; position; stance

1

or

2

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

in that way; like that; that way

2

limits; end; bounds

1

sigh

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

production; manufacture

1

if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

7

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

4

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

parents; both parents

3

about this time; about now

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

however; whatever

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

1

whatever

1

welcome; (warm) reception

1

break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

cleaning a bath tub

1

20th day of the month; 20 days

1

cost; expense

2