jpdb beta

without cause; without reason

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

4

frequent; incessant

3

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

nausea; sickness in the stomach

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

5

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

5

growing pains

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

meanwhile

1

demise

3

along

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

compared with

4

distant; cold; formal

1

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

1

cruelty; hard-heartedness

1

to shake off

2

river surface; surface of a river

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

5

to ride upon the winds

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

2

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

only once

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

3

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

29

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

122

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

in that manner; like that

2

around the clock; day and night

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

being startled; getting a shock

2

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

2

to knit (one's eyebrows)

2

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

4