jpdb beta

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

so much; so; like that

4

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

5

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

4

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

13

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

9

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

4

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

to thank

4

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

3

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

4

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

3

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

2

how; in what way; by what means

1

lecture

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

8

they; them

13

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

3

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

to be worried; to be troubled

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

2

(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so

5

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

parent and child

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

15

decision; determination; resolution

3

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1