jpdb beta

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

7

because; as; since

2

accidental resemblance

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

3

place; situation; position; location

3

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

to go up the stairs

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

1

economics department; economics school

6

to stop walking; to pause

4

to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

2

to answer a question

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

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

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

urgent business

2

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

7

two weeks; fortnight

4

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

3

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

8

useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

2

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

15

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

5

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

4

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

vigorously; swiftly

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

12

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

4

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

15

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

to close; to shut

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

4

to get back together (with a former partner)

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2