jpdb beta

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

2

saliva; sputum

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

3

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

9

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

5

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

8

with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

6

to slide into; to slip into

3

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

2

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

5

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

in order; in turn; one by one

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

pizza; fat, ugly person

4

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

1

next morning

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

9

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

4

fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound

1

sleeping late in the morning

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to be clear-headed

1

to be purplish; to be tinged purple

1

lip; lips

2

first thing in the morning

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

3

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

23

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

7

middle of the night; dead of night

6

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

4

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

5

electricity; (electric) light

3

tomorrow; near future

6

movie; film; motion picture

7

to go to see; to visit

3

if it's the case

4

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

2

had better ...; had better not ...

4