jpdb beta

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

6

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

to stretch (one's body)

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

5

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

3

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

before one's eyes

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

we; us

4

those (near the second person)

1

to come back

3

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

10

stranger; outsider

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

2

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

to apologize; to apologise

15

to tell a lie; to fib

5

scolding

4

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

10

earnest; kind; sincere

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

2

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

2

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

3

good grief

3

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

8

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

4

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

5

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

to take someone's hand

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

4

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

5

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

6

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

10

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

general idea; concept; notion

3

to consult a dictionary

1