jpdb beta

comfort; ease

3

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

6

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

4

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

5

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

5

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

precious; valuable

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

10

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

4

having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

1

strategy meeting; council of war

2

without doing ...; don't

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

3

very hungry; starving; ravenous

3

cost of a meal (or meals)

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

6

(not) one

3

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

3

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

income; receipts; revenue

1

point in time; occasion

2

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

2

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

5

to drink up; to drain (cup)

5

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

1

to happen to pass by

5

what do you want?; can I help you?

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

intention; aim; design

2

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

9

personal information

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to form groups

2

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

3

heroine

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

10

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

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

6

to be overcome with emotion

4

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

14

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

6

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

6

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

5