jpdb beta

door; gate; opening; title page

36

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

5

older brother

16

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

busy (phone)

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

3

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

3

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

7

though; notwithstanding; although

2

easy to understand

2

at first; initially; in the beginning

4

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

6

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

oof; ough; ulp

5

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

3

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

9

then; if so; if

2

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

3

telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

2

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

act; deed; conduct

3

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

5

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

8

surface of the earth; ground surface

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

5

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

breathing; respiration

1

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

5

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

rarely; seldom

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

as if; as though

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1