jpdb beta

simple; plain

1

barrette; hair clasp; hair slide

1

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

3

kitten; small cat

1

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

28

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

fist

21

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

3

to shake one's head (in denial)

5

smile

11

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

3

to (do) like this

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

2

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

4

(electric) torch; flashlight

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

7

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

3

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

4

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

3

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

4

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

10

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

5

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

1

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

4

item-by-item discussion; itemized discussion; detailed exposition; detailed discussion

1

category

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

theory; principles

1

chaos

1