jpdb beta

waste of time

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

8

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

3

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

6

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

3

binge eating; stress eating

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

12

breathing of a sleeping person

1

peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly

4

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

coffee

2

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

2

to leave as is; to ignore

1

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

2

since then; after that

1

how much; how many; to what extent

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

to pinch; to nip

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

3

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

6

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

3

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

3

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

12

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

5

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

2

night

1

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

4

meow; miaow

6

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

4

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

8

pace

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

4

... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...

1

twenty; 20

3

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1