jpdb beta

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

8

gravesite; tomb

2

circumstances

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

5

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

8

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

4

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

3

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to mumble; to mutter

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

new home

1

to take away; to carry away

21

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

2

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

2

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

7

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

to have the nerve to

1

just managing; with great difficulty

2

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

4

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

6

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

3

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

stirring; slight movement

2

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

then; if so; if

4

to control; to command; to get the better of

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

2

short; brief

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

acting; performance

4

student days

1

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

3

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

2

adviser; advisor; consultant

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

pride; boast

3

novel; (short) story

29

publication

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

24

somehow; for some reason or other

5

huge; big; gargantuan

3