jpdb beta

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

cough; ahem

2

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

2

easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

4

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

4

to twitch

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

2

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

4

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

2

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

rubbery; gummy; squishy

1

root; joint; base; crotch

2

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

article; item; thing; goods; wares

3

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

4

to be possible to occur

2

large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

2

in all

1

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

1

repeatedly; several times; many times

1

trade; buying and selling

1

20 percent

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

5

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

2

this morning

1

city walls; town walls

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2