jpdb beta

story; tale; talk; discussion

4

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

12

be; is

7

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

7

program (e.g. TV); programme

25

villager

44

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

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

screen name; username; handle

1

due form; official; formality

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

4

really; truly; indeed; good grief

21

grinning; smirking

6

surely; certainly

28

supplementary explanation

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

8

interviewer

4

misunderstanding

6

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

5

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

disregarding; ignoring

5

one thin flat object; one sheet

3

display

2

to turn towards; to point

7

which; well; now; c'mon

2

wrinkled; rumpled

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

3

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

9

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

20

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

4

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

3

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

4

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

cough; ahem

4

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

12

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

don't you think?; indicates question

10

what to do

15

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1