jpdb beta

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

2

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

6

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

6

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

chance; opportunity

3

one's mental make-up (structure)

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

like; as if; the same as

2

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

locker; rocker

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

as if; as though

3

sorry; excuse me; thank you

3

surname; family name; last name

2

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

first name; given name

4

elbow

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

ahem; harrumph

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

1

cut; notch; incision

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

heart; guts; nerve; central part

5

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

to cling

8

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

to twine around

10

anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)

1

both arms

1

hold

2

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

upper arm

2

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1