jpdb beta

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

8

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

4

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

5

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

7

closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine

1

to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

1

up until now; as recently as the present

1

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

5

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

3

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4

this time; now

2

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

9

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

5

sure; yeah; I know

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

precious; valuable

1

to spare time (for)

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

14

thought; consideration; thinking

9

fog; mist; spray

36

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

5

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

15

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

7

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

5

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

5

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

7

busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

8

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

5

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

5

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

19

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

6

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

7

clearing one's throat; cough

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

23

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

13

no; nope

2

for a long time

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

sneeze; sneezing

1