jpdb beta

to tell a lie; to fib

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

3

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

8

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

3

be; is; isn't it?

9

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

2

(sense of) taste; palate

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

5

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

7

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

to repeat; to do over again

7

silence (not speaking); muteness

6

blazer

3

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

2

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

breast; chest

1

to push (something) against

1

to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

6

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

3

sincerity; good faith

2

nothing but; none other than

1

that; the matter in question

2

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

1

to be born; to come into the world

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

4

might as well

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

to grasp tightly

8

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

3

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

4

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

1

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

thank you; thanks

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

1

to do

5

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

2

way of speaking; intimation

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

4