jpdb beta

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

6

to disappear; to vanish

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

younger sister

5

hostage

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

8

huh?; what's up?

6

suffix for familiar person

1

approval; endorsement

1

person

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

8

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

11

in that way; thus; so; so?

3

was; were

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

5

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

10

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

if; in case; supposing

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

how; in what way; how about

3

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

12

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

16

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

we

3

chance; opportunity

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

6

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

7

father; dad

2

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

to hide; to conceal

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

3

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

6

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

4