jpdb beta

to badger; to pester; to beg

1

talkative person; gossip

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

continuation; succession; series; continuous

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

3

long-awaited; much-awaited

1

best; greatest; first

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

in; at; for

1

coarse; crude

1

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

to get strong; to gain strength

1

speech; address

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

gratitude; thanks; apology

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

2

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

2

place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty

4

departure; leaving; setting off

1

sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn

3

great speed; recklessly fast speed

2

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

2

top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)

1

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

2

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

thrill ride (at an amusement park)

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2