jpdb beta

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

9

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

42

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

9

rule

3

way; method; means; resource; course

4

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

7

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

27

discovery; detection; finding

8

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

17

that's the way it is; such is life

4

just a handful; only a small number (of)

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

4

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

4

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

14

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

6

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

35

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

3

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

66

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

2

to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir

1

black tea

2

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

2

lemon

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

8

thank you; thanks

12

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

7

rim; brim; edge; brink

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

17

to ponder; to brood

3

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

3

to begin talking; to open up

5

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

5

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

58

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

53

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

4

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

11

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

30

but; however; although

10

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

4

to shake one's head

10

the

19

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

12