jpdb beta

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

3

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

3

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

3

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

3

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

4

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

time machine

2

switching over to; migration; transition

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

to bear; to endure

3

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

2

stopping one night

3

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

6

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

2

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

1

one third; a third part

1

superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)

1

hotel charge; lodging expense

1

public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

1

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

1

just one person; only one

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

4

(on) the same day

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

tinnitus; ringing in the ears

2

small bird; little bird

1

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

1

within eyeshot; within sight; in view

1