jpdb beta

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

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

2

optimist; easy-going person

1

to become an expert; to be master at

1

is something that; is that which

2

flirting; making out

1

pity; compassion

1

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

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

3

your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

4

one's physical safety; personal security

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

3

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

25

shadow; tail; following

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

1

to ponder; to brood

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

5

ridiculous; odd

3

to tell a lie; to fib

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

to return; to come back

8

separate; scattered; apart

1

to try all possible means

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

5

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

5

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

forehead; brow

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

3

smile

4

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

7

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

5