jpdb beta

to ask; to enquire; to query

24

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

4

Italy

2

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

5

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

indicates question

20

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

4

they; those guys; those fellows

6

couple

4

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

7

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

4

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

4

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

small; little; tiny

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

6

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

43

convenient

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to understand each other

1

feeling of solidarity

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

8

desire; appetite; lust

1

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

1

approximately the same

4

to like; to prefer

2

in this case

3

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

political strength

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

24

something like ...; something called ...

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

of course; certainly; naturally

4

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

2

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

1