jpdb beta

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

16

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

6

work; job; labor; work

12

to show; to display

12

professional

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

3

while; even though; despite

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

10

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

6

acquaintance

3

embarrassing; awkward

2

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

4

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

3

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

11

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

8

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

26

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

42

slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant

1

cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

2

worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning

1

cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice

4

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

redoing

1

order; request

3

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

34

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

4

human face

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

7

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

boiling point

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

3

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

17

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

6

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

11

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2