jpdb beta

nod; inclination of the head

3

assent; consent

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

9

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

bed; couch

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

smiling; grinning

1

coupled with; together

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

inspection; examination; checking

2

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

5

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

forest; woods

1

rainy season

1

heavy rain

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

breathing of a sleeping person

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

5

door; gate; opening; title page

14

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

6

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

always; constantly

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

free time; spare time

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

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

9

a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

2

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

9

food

1

leather

1

rain gear

3

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

1

good grief

3

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

6

half-wit; fool; simpleton

1

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

1