jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

4

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

3

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

1

tea; tee; teeing ground

1

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

2

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

at least; at most; (even) just

2

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

having no effect; waste of effort

1

not worth doing; waste of effort

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

10

to be brought to mind; to come to mind

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

3

assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

oof; ough; ulp

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

1

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

normal; regular

2

most; extremely

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

patronage; protection

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

8

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking

3

right in half

3

brand-new article; new item

4

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

4

inheritance dispute; succession dispute

1

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

for personal use

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

4

rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

1

how long; how far; how much

2

immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand

1

half a year; six months

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2