jpdb beta

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

19

nourishment; nutrient

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

4

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

6

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

13

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

1

wine glass

5

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

115

nonchalant air; unruffled air

3

advice; warning

3

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

4

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

23

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

29

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

5

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

99

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

4

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

33

pebble

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

31

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

5

strange voice

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

31

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

5

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

15

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

6

smile

33

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

11

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

6

great speed; recklessly fast speed

2

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

5

to; towards; for

13

to hesitate; to waver

6

to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

arm; skill; efforts; ability

56

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3