jpdb beta

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

only; sole; unique

2

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

3

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

3

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

5

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

5

in various ways

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

7

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

7

jealousy; envy

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

6

manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

2

way of living; manner of living; lifestyle

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

3

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

8

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

7

out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

12

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

7

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

6

now; nowadays

2

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

4

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to poke; to push

2

joke; jest; funny story

5

to set aside

2

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

7

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

bookshelf; bookcase

5

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

7

reader; (website) visitor

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

6

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

1