jpdb beta

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

3

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

6

back cover

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

2

obedient; docile; quiet

5

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

several minutes; a few minutes

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

5

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

4

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

6

counter for people

3

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

tall (of a person)

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

3

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

who

7

to state; to express; to mention

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

4

discovery; detection; finding

7

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

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

6

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

8

lost property; something dropped and left behind

1

to stoop; to bend over

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.)

12

bullying; teasing

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

5

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

to get dry

1

chalk; choke; chock

1

particle; grain

34

flour; meal; powder; dust

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

morning; a.m.

2

eleven o'clock

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

1

languid; listless

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

4

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

3

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

1