jpdb beta

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

2

cohesion; adhesion

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

butterfly

1

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

5

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

5

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

15

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

2

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

8

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

3

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

5

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

domestic violence

1

household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence

1

father

2

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

5

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

6

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

7

if; in case; supposing

2

grave; serious; alarming

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

that's the way it is; such is life

3

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

daddy; father; husband

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

to answer; to reply

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

hardware store or dealer

1

fry pan; frying pan

3

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

11

cooperation; collaboration

1

thanks; gratitude

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2