jpdb beta

very; much; greatly; a lot of

6

to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

1

to answer a request

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

8

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

easy to understand

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

4

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

3

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

2

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

3

butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom

1

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

3

metropolis; big city

2

concrete

1

unattended sales place; vending machine

2

vending machine

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

10

traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)

2

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

2

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

2

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

3

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

4

mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule

2

footwear; footgear; shoes

1

faltering; hesitation

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

3

close to the ear

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

kneecap

1

to be too short

2

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

5

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt

2

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

25

sympathy; empathy; response

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

3

sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

6

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

1

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

6

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

2