jpdb beta

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

4

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

5

should not be; must not be

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

2

to fall down; to drop

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

4

panties thief; knickers bandit

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

5

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

2

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

5

bulldog

2

social standing

2

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

face contorted and about to cry

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

7

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

11

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

3

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

9

to attract attention

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

4

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

6

warm; mild; genial

5

finally; barely; only just; gradually

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

distinguished person

1

people

9

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

2

handkerchief

3

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

14

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

9

intellectual

2

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

5

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

5

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

as (somebody) says

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

student (esp. a university student)

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

assent; consent

1

for a long time

2