jpdb beta

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

6

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

2

since one was born; (in) all one's life

8

general remarks

1

business trip; official trip

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

4

head of a family; patriarch; matriarch

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

7

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

3

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

street children

3

deeply emotive; moving

1

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

8

luxury car

4

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

to form a line; to queue up; to line up

1

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

2

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

3

guardian; mentor; protector

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

2

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

grandmother

6

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

3

sense of security

5

patting; stroking; caressing

1

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

6

to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

3

crying face; face of a person who is crying

3

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

2

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

1

deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology

1

to cheer up

2

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

kiss

4

to thrust away; to send flying

10

both arms

10

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

1