jpdb beta

employee; servant

4

we

10

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

4

with a start; with a jump

3

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

6

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

2

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

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

short time

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

55

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

5

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

1

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

3

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

4

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

2

to run around

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

2

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

each; respectively

6

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

4

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

problem; trouble; worry

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

next day

5