jpdb beta

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)

1

lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

4

reduction; curtailment

3

individual; private person; personal; private

5

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

3

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

5

to kidnap

3

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

3

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

3

patient; persevering

3

to attempt; to test; to try out

3

and yet; though; when; in spite of

6

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

5

to apply; to adapt

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

2

preface; introduction; preamble

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to overhear

1

speaking voice; talking voice

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

1

intermittent

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

2

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

1

hardships; privation

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

proud; lordly

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

weeping; lamenting

1

tiredness; fatigue

2

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

3

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

2

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

a number of days

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

intention; idea; inclination; wish

2

behind with everything; too late; reactive

1

slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

1