jpdb beta

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

11

sword wound; sword cut

1

to keep silent

3

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

to pick on; to tease

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

this year

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

called; known as; that; to say

2

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

1

best in the world

1

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

2

attempting to conceive; trying to have children

1

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

other people; others

1

home; household; family; hearth

1

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

1

to go; to come

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

you; I; me; oneself

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

dinner; evening meal

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

to come to a settlement

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

2

anguish

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

2

word; term; language; speech

2

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

2

well; now; then

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2