jpdb beta

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to leak out

2

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

2

rain cloud

2

to smoke out; to flush out with smoke

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

17

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

5

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

1

to be smashed up

1

comfortable; pleasant

1

months and years

1

if it is (the case that ...)

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

2

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

Central Park (New York)

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

2

temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

1

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

1

minimum; at the very least

2

half day

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

next; then; after that

1

irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

10

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

to escape

5

nowhere

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

3

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

2

meeting again; reunion

3

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

2

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

3

raindrop

2

sound of rainfall

16

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2