jpdb beta

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

1

scarce; rare

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

4

negative; minus

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

loud voice

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

beam; light ray

1

lake shore

4

shoal; wide shallow beach

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

3

best; ideal; perfect

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1

boat; rowing boat

11

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

3

date spot; dating spot

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

3

inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear

1

culotte

1

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

shorts; panties; knickers

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

have-nots

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

same age

1

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

family lineage

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

1

worries; cares; troubles

1

stature; height

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

2

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

everything; anything; nothing

2

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

1