jpdb beta

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

4

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

2

trying on clothes

2

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

4

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

1

tape measure

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

3

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

money

5

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

what

3

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

shopping; purchased goods

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

such; like that; that sort of

1

insisting

1

purse strings

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

2

socializing; getting on with people; personal relations

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

2

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

2

brand-new article; new item

1

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

(just) one's imagination

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

2

to do so; to do thus

2

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

1

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

I see; that's right; indeed

3

in that way; like that

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

each other; one another

1

low voice; whisper

2

spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3