jpdb beta

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

2

embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

3

to become empty; to be emptied

2

harmonious; intimate

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

nature; disposition

3

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

2

to sit up

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

1

to get scarce; to run short

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

landlord; landlady

3

lodger; roomer

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

2

old man; old geezer

6

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

2

old man; old goat

1

sunny spot; exposure to the sun

1

remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval

1

rent

1

part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

2

room allocation; assignment of rooms

1

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

1

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

1

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

3

light rain; drizzle

1

rented house; house for rent

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

to stop raining

1

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

2

natural phenomenon (phenomena)

1

sunlight

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

1

briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously

1

cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

1

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

1