jpdb beta

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

to keep silent

1

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

1

firm refusal

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

2

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

to thank

1

to run away; to run off

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

2

having not the slightest idea

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

4

mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly

1

weeping; lamenting

1

always; usually

1

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

to breathe heavily

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

apologetic

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

himself; he himself

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

1

made of gold

1

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

1

surgeon

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy

1

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

2

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

to wrap up

1

to think too much; to be over-concerned

1