jpdb beta

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

9

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

7

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

4

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

6

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

work; job; labor; work

6

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

one's subordinate

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

2

tool; implement; means; furniture

5

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

38

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

to send in

2

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

15

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

11

interior; inside; internal

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

7

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

25

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

2

important person

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

6

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

fiance; fiancee

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

4

impossible

2

relation; connection

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

engagement; betrothal

1

to grin

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

5

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

5

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

7

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

3

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2