jpdb beta

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

10

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

6

17; seventeen

11

childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)

3

dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

2

divorce

4

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

4

(one's parents') home

11

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

1

years later

2

suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)

1

sadness and gloom

1

satisfactory; decent

3

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

5

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

lung

1

to become weak

1

go that far; to that extent

11

just managing; with great difficulty

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

to cover up; to conceal

1

way of speaking; intimation

2

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

to shake one's head

8

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

5

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

11

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

4

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

5

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

4

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

7

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

11

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

3

hair (on the head)

9

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

outline; summary; argument

1

relative

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

5

you could say that

1

waste; extravagance

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

18

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

thank you; thanks

9

long ago; already; a long time ago

12

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

economising; saving

1