jpdb beta

just past noon; afternoon

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

6

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

1

to lay aside; to set aside

3

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

4

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

7

to go out and away; to leave

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

example; precedent; case

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

environment; circumstance

2

long; (for a) long time

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

4

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

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

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

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

3

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

some days; several days

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

3

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

2

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

in proportion to; just as much as

2

self-support

2

addition; adding; supplement

1

God; god; ace; king; superior person

2

leaving work; clocking out

1

commuter pass; season ticket

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

departure

1

vending machine

1

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

6

bench

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

2

to sit down

3