jpdb beta

whirlwind

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

spitting

1

you (plural)

4

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

7

children

8

to run away; to run off

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

3

water's edge; beach; foreshore

2

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

2

bare feet

1

was

6

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

sandal

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

older; senior

3

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

curious; strange; unusual

2

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

younger; junior

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

11

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

to like; to prefer

3

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

23

earlobe

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

18

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

6

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

middle

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

head

2

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

6

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

indicates emphasis

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

3

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

4

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

4

protest; objection

3