jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

plate; dish

1

one third; a third part

1

four people

2

catercorner; diagonally opposite

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

2

you

5

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

4

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

4

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

3

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

4

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

3

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

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

4

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

thumb; big toe

1

regret; repentance

1

to point at

1

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to have the nerve to

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

relief; peace of mind

4

to occur; to happen

8

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

shin; shank; lower leg

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

retreat; retirement; depression (hole)

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

3

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

12

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

just because; even if; even though

1