jpdb beta

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

3

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

2

to let an opportunity slip

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

3

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

2

advice

4

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

whereabouts

5

annoying; noisy

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

manner; style

1

opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

inclination; tendency; nature; character

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

little by little; bit by bit

3

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

7

tonight; this evening

2

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

6

romance; love's pathway

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

hear! hear!; hooray

1

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

1

to answer the phone

2

humble; modest

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

4

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

6

mother

9

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

2

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

coldness

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

3

to be reliable

2