jpdb beta

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

4

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

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

1

hateful; accursed

1

inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

7

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

even

3

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

1

cover; lid; cap

2

to run up to

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

3

apology

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

prize; award; reward

3

settlement; permanent residency

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

2

soon; shortly; before long

1

to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

1

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

3

usual state of things

1

borrowing

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

to scan; to look over

3

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

audience (with someone of high standing)

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

2

smile

3

each day; from day to day; day-to-day

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1