jpdb beta

serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

1

older brother; elder brother

3

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

1

that; those; the

26

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

7

to apologize; to apologise

7

(not so) much; (not) very

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

13

so much; so; like that

4

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

to frown; to scowl

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

to seize the initiative

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

thanks; gratitude

11

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

22

we

3

to be helpful; to be useful

3

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

4

pessimism; disappointment

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

if; in case; supposing

4

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

on one hand; on the other hand

2

to be silent; to say nothing

7

constructive

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

6

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

3

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

5

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

4

precisely because

2

sense of security

1

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

6

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

17

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

7

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

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

1

to wave one's hand

5

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

5