jpdb beta

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

dragonfly

1

larva; grub; maggot

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

10

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

9

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

3

palm (of the hand)

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

9

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

5

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

2

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

2

to happen to pass by

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

planarian (any flatworm of family Planaria)

2

in swarms; crawling with

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

5

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

2

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

4

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

2

to shake off

1

anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story

1

to giggle

1

slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding

3

shiveringly

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

1

to tell (someone) to ...

2

snake; serpent; large snake

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

1

to grow up; to become an adult

17

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

3

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

2