jpdb beta

number one; first; best; most; game; round

5

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

word for word; one word

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

3

smile

29

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

36

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

6

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

10

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

to recall; to remember; to recollect

10

regret; repentance; remorse

3

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

5

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

15

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

(process of) elimination

1

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

2

puffed up

6

sulky look; sullen look

4

to drop one's shoulders

5

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

4

to complain; to make a complaint

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

30

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

26

for example; for instance; e.g.

8

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

4

mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

1

to follow another's example

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

10

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

single word; a few words; brief comment

11

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

13

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

6

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

15

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

3

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

13

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

51

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

58

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

2

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

13

answer; solution

2

end; conclusion

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

1

deception; deceit

2

suspicion; jealousy

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

4

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2