jpdb beta

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

4

constant; invariant

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

2

bakery; baker

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

4

this world; this life; world of the living

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

2

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

derailment; digression; deviation

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

such; this sort of; like this

3

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

2

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

in one's own way or style

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

beyond that point; after that

1

sex education

2

garden (esp. with trees); park

1

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

to shake one's head

7

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

easy-to-understand

2

we; us; I; me

10

secret; secrecy

2

state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

1

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

to be pregnant; to be with child

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

4