jpdb beta

to hold up in one's arms

2

(body) weight

4

plump; rather overweight

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

2

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

10

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

be; is

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

2

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

to be

2

to do

6

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

4

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

3

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

avant-garde

1

spiral staircase

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

3

to look upwards; to look up

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

sigh

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

3

just past noon; afternoon

1

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

3

then; if so; if

5

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

to eat; to drink

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

bed

16

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

7

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

10

decomposed body; decomposing corpse

3

not so

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

4

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1