jpdb beta

long (time that has passed); old (story)

2

short; brief

4

phenomenon

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

beauty

1

sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

9

drugstore; pharmacy

1

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

3

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

boyfriend; he; him

1

nursing (a patient)

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

4

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

1

this person; he; she

10

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

suit (clothing); suit

1

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

wax (esp. for polishing)

6

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

2

to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

1

fashion

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

night; evening; dinner

5

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

2

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

5

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

5

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

5

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

6

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

this month

3

(one's) quota; assignment

1

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

1

lickety-split; quickly

2

large amount of money; great cost

1

office

13

odds and ends; all; every

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter

2