jpdb beta

older sister and younger brother

1

to this extent

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

6

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

5

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

11

to take out; to drag out

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

5

15; fifteen

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

14

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

means; is; as for

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

8

father

1

mother

1

brothers and sisters; siblings

1

number; amount

9

independence

1

untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco

1

(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

12

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

4

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

8

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

3

patronage; protection

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

6

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

6

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

sea level; (surface of) sea

2

to look towards

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

4

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

reinforcement

8

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

2

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

7

cave from which cold wind blows

1

yarn

12

only; nothing but

3