jpdb beta

grinning; smirking

2

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

12

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

8

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

3

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

abrupt; sudden

1

as (somebody) says

1

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

3

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

6

compared with

2

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

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

3

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

looking depressed; long face

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

5

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

fact; truth; reality

5

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

6

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

6

to think of; to come up with

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

5

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

6

please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

four people

4

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

6

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

5

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

3

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

3

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

7

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

5

cake

4

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

3

hence; for that reason

3

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

tray

2