jpdb beta

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

3

such ... as; or some such

6

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

similar to; like

2

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

7

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

tomorrow; near future

2

sign; signal; cue

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

5

several minutes; a few minutes

3

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

good humour (humor); good mood

1

seven

1

small; little; tiny

1

end; close; termination

3

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

entrance; hatch(way)

4

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

7

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide oneself

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

12

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder

2

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

7

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

pen

2

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

that is to say; so that means

3

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

2

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

position

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

returning home directly

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

7

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

with hushed footsteps

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1