jpdb beta

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

small bird; little bird

3

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

favour; favor

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

3

distance; range

7

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

2

sympathy; empathy; response

1

this year

3

throughout; all through; right through

6

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to choose; to select

4

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

7

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

4

domestic duck

3

quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

4

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

bam; whomp; thump

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

1

to wrap up

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

to understand from experience

1

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

1

here and there; in places

1

sunshine; sunlight

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