jpdb beta

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

number of days (times) one has attended

3

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

4

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

target

1

whoever

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

1

we; us; I; me

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

2

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

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

30

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

8

won't do (for me)

1

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

4

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

4

bull's-eye; the mark

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

you

15

to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

to raise (one's voice)

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

7

boyfriend; he; him

3

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

3

and yet; though; when; in spite of

7

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

13

collar; lapels

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

the very picture of ...

1

privacy

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

4

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

painful experience

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

act of violence; violent behavior

1