jpdb beta

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

5

in advance; beforehand; previously

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

4

sleepover; overnight stay

1

thank you

4

as you want; as you will

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

1

way; method; means; resource; course

7

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

9

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

ransom

3

to be

40

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

11

breath; breathing; tone; mood

5

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

3

to act; to take action

2

himself; yourself; herself

5

mailing; posting

5

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

3

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

mail bag

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

6

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

imprudent (misguided) fellow

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

capable of anything; liable to do

2

a bit more; a bit longer

6

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

3

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

aristocratic

2

blood relationship; blood relative

1

to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

9

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

9

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

one question

2

(body) weight

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

material; tangible; concrete

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

army

1

measurement; surveying

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

3

map

3

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2