jpdb beta

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

before now; hitherto

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

skirt

1

another's parent; another's parents

1

answering machine; answerphone

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

to swell up

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

3

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line

4

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

7

sender

2

mushroom

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

content of a letter

1

normalcy; normality; normal

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

1

upper right

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

liquid

2

with a splash; with a splosh

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

2

transmission; sending

3

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

to wipe; to dry

4

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

4

great haste; mad rush

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

5

direct hit

2

hair (of the head)

2

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

tea-towel; dish cloth

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

2

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

5