jpdb beta

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight

5

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

6

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

3

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

cake served with tea; teacake

5

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

15

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

4

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

tone; manner of speaking

3

colorless and transparent

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

5

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

5

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

4

to bring back

3

point in time; occasion

22

bone fracture

5

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

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

3

slight (degree); light

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

4

emotional scars; mental trauma

5

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

11

myself

7

to anticipate; to foresee

2

forced; compulsory

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

12

to speak the truth

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

1

it may be because

7

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

rule; regulation

2

information session; briefing; explanatory meeting

2

exit from a room

2

eavesdropping

3

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

headlight

1

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

2

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

8

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

4