jpdb beta

she; her; girlfriend

7

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

thanks; gratitude

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

4

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

to frown; to squint

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

younger sister

8

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

patricide

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

3

to tell a lie; to fib

3

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

3

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

4

to point at

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

3

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

1

cooperation; coordination; link

1

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

8

ago; since; before; previous

2

at that time; in those days

2

being alive

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

hostage

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1