jpdb beta

sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

3

engagement; betrothal

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

3

even if nothing else; more than anything else

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

16

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

39

in one's own way or style

3

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

9

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

compared with

2

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

2

to hurry; to hasten

1

entrance

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

lobby; lounge

1

elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

3

straight line

3

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

the first and second; a few

1

number two; mistress; concubine

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order

1

button (clothing); push-button

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

to hide; to conceal

7

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

child

4

evening meal

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

since; henceforth

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

4

keyhole

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

to hesitate; to waver

7

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace

1