jpdb beta

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

to shrug one's shoulders

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

hoarse voice; husky voice

1

that day; the very same day

4

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

3

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

1

to become frayed; to become loose

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

cleansing cream

1

to wipe off; to wipe up

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

bus terminal

1

late at night

1

to take the bus

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

carefree; free from worry

1

clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled

1

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

noise

1

low voice; whisper

1

to shake one's head

1

stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place

1

elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

5

to stop walking; to pause

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

good night

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

rising; ascending; climbing

1

lower lip

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1