jpdb beta

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

3

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

friend

3

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

fate; chance

1

marriage

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

3

to die; to lay down life's burden

1

hatred

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

4

hell

2

bottom; sole

1

children

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

6

burial

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

5

reply; answer; response

1

all over the body; from head to foot; all over

3

scar

1

to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

keel

24

Mr (junior); master; boy

7

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

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

15

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

less than ...; smaller ...

1

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

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

birthday

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1