jpdb beta

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

2

slight; little; insignificant

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

8

(one's parents') home

1

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

1

indispensable; essential

1

hunger; starvation

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

2

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

quickly; calmly; intently

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

production; manufacture

1

supply; provision; service; supply

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

whether or not

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

3

groan; moan; moaning

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

street stall; stand; booth

1

low-income earner

1

there is nothing; having nothing

2

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

3

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

3

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

3

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

2

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

Great Depression

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

4

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

3

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

downcast look

1

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

1

detection

3

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

undead

5