jpdb beta

to answer; to reply

12

to tell a lie; to fib

2

punishment; penalty

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

3

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

1

early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

2

coarse; rough

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

2

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

being in office

1

to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

2

impoliteness

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

6

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

2

torture

17

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

1

push button; push-button

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

5

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

2

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

3

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

3

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

pain; ache; -algia

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

2

this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

1

hair (of the head)

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

in large drops

1

to shed tears

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

you (plural)

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

2

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

1

normally; habitually

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2