jpdb beta

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

4

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

evasion; avoidance

2

explanation; interpretation

1

OK; okay

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

6

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

3

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

to run away; to run off

2

to stop walking; to pause

1

lights-out time

10

to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

5

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

4

that sort of; like that

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

2

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

since when; from when; how long

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

2

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

situation

2

no, not like that (but like this)

4

helper; assistant; help

3

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

to pretend; to feign

2

romantic comedy; rom-com

5

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

2

dry run; rehearsal

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

8

possible; likely; probable

2

counter for choices, options, etc.

2

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1