jpdb beta

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

6

sanity; consciousness; soberness

3

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

5

feeble

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

5

fetish; passion; enthusiasm

5

word; word; Word; Microsoft Word

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

4

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

motivation

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

3

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

rejection; dismissal

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

6

curt; point-blank

1

worst case

1

to be at a loss for words

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

3

anguish

3

thread; strand; string

1

once more; again

4

next day

3

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

3

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

11

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

you

15

what

6

unfaithful adaptation; hideous adaptation; terrible spin-off

4

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

10

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

4

utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

1

stark naked

5

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

5

foolish; stupid; silly

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

2

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

4