jpdb beta

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

6

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

9

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

5

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

6

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

15

one hand

4

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

2

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

3

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

to cling

2

then; well; so; well then

4

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

11

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

4

(some) more; even more; longer; further

13

botanical garden

2

or; otherwise

1

amusement park

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

4

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

aquarium (building); oceanarium

2

(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this

1

(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

4

upper body

10

acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma

1

shaking violently

4

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

3

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

7

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

3

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

6

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

compared to

3

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

11

hey!; hey!

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

9

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

14

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

to blush

6

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

3

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

4

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

6

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

gunpowder; powder

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

2

to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

2