jpdb beta

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

3

to snatch (at); to grab

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

to pay attention (to)

2

gullible; naive

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

shit!; damn!

2

marriage proposal; courtship

4

adult; grown-up

7

to feel inferior; to feel small

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

romantic

1

category

3

crime; offence; offense

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

ink

2

to be smeared; to be covered

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

to get dry

2

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

1

you (plural)

4

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

advantage

2

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

9

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

to look into; to peer in

2

to fall on one's backside

3

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

be; is

1

cheek

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

9

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

5

tissue; facial tissue

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2