jpdb beta

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

3

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage

1

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to jump up to one's feet

1

parents; both parents

2

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

5

to pretend

1

electric light

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

3

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

2

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

approximately the same

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

wearing one's hair in braids

1

autumn; fall

1

winter

2

season; time of year

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

garments; attire

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

contrived; false-sounding

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

speech; expression; wording; language

2

acting; performance

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

twice; again; second time

3

to stay calm; to keep cool

3

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

to open one's eyes wide

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

advice

1

screen name; username; handle

1

to lock

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

police; police officer; police station

2

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1