jpdb beta

changing schools

4

selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

2

minute; meticulous

2

the wisdom of the ancients

1

to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains

1

dwelling; house; residence; address

8

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

3

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

2

impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

2

impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

2

dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

1

to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself

1

your husband; her husband

3

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

2

always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

self-conceit; pride

1

the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)

4

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

4

dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

4

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

chatter; idle talk

2

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

12

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

4

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

3

urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract

1

desire; appetite; lust

2

free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense

4

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

half-wit; fool; simpleton

1

to be of use (service)

1

blunder; slip; error; error

1

this family; we; this house

5

shamelessly

1

to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

1

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

9

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

all but dead; half killed

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

3

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

14

racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels

1

cold; coldness; chilliness

4

flesh and bones

1