jpdb beta

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

4

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

8

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

4

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

receiving; receipt

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

9

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

2

to say; to be pleased to say

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

7

(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

according to (someone)

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

23

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

2

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

7

after staying up all night

1

high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high

2

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

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

2

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

several million; millions (of)

1

assistance; aid; support

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

to await; to wait for; to expect

1

to look old; to get old

2

to keep standing; to stand motionless

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

not so

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

12

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

2

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

22

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

11

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

4

windowpane; window glass

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

3

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

15

mortar; plaster; stucco

2