jpdb beta

contrastive

3

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

brother-in-law

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

lunch; midday meal

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

4

eating between meals; snacking

1

fiancé; fiancée

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

6

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

3

midwinter; dead of winter

2

to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

waiting one's turn

2

profound mystery

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

roll-call; muster

1

line; row; rank; list

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

motion

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

2

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

6

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to be found

1

(someone else's) parents; both parents

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

2

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

to flutter down

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

2

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

no, not like that (but like this)

4