jpdb beta

to answer; to reply

59

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

8

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

53

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

4

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

6

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

22

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

9

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

7

to smile (at someone)

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

deep blue; navy blue

6

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

7

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

7

T-shirt; tee shirt

9

hat; cap

4

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

7

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

woman; female; feminine gender

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

husband

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

16

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

4

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

19

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

15

to recall; to remember; to recollect

21

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

4

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

15

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

that; those; the

22

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

3

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

31

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

8

tone (of voice); manner of talking

14

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

24

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

2

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

10

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2