jpdb beta

smallish; on the small side

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

1

younger sister

2

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

2

puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

3

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

1

to loiter around; to wander about

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to poke each other; to jab each other

1

to pretend to be out

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

6

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

7

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

how many people; a number of people

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

go home; get out

1

verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures

2

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

3

mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity

1

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

4

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

3

to expel; to drive out

1

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

6

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1