jpdb beta

to speak; to hear a voice

1

separation; farewell; parting

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

(social) position; status

1

is not; am not; are not

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

antipathy; prejudice

1

outside of; not covered by

1

contradiction; inconsistency

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

comparison

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

to have an interest (in)

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

leadership; generalship

1

we; us

2

treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

personal; individual; private

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

chatting; idle talk

1

teacher (classroom)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

to make an appearance

1

pincushion

2

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

4

discretion; judgement

1

prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1