jpdb beta

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

had better ...; had better not ...

17

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

25

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

5

generation; the world; the age

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

6

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

18

ethics; morals

5

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

5

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

4

mischievous boy

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

2

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

2

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

3

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

11

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

-ish; -like

5

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

11

(dead) end; end of the line

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

19

starting point; point of departure

1

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

16

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

6

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

to glare at; to scowl at

10

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

13

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

5

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

6

curt; blunt; brusque

1

to be at a loss for words

7

to escape; to run away

20

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

mistake; error; blunder

5

huge; big; gargantuan

14

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

60

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

5

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

11

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

72

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

2

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

9