jpdb beta

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

vain; futile; transient; frivolous

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

both; (not) either

2

to pamper; to spoil

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

3

while; during (the time when)

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

to ooze (out); to seep

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

irreplaceable

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

2

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

2

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

4

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

first offence; first offense; first offender

1

quits; even; square

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

handkerchief

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

battle; fight; combat

2

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

12

place; room; margin; scope

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

15

to sob

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

5

parent and child

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

2