jpdb beta

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

9

care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

2

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

6

and then; after that

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

4

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

3

each other; one another

4

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

4

act; deed; conduct

3

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

apology

1

questionnaire; survey; poll

6

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to become fraught with emotion

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

9

frown; scowl; grimace

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

this time; now

7

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

3

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

2

unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

1

number; number plate; license plate

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

2

deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

4

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

2

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

2

means; is; as for

4

intercom

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audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

with a clank

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