jpdb beta

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

6

long time; many years

3

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

to choose; to select

19

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

3

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

3

glasswork

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

3

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

decoration; arrangement

6

to take command; to give direction

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

4

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

steward; butler

2

to have a cramp

4

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

young person; youth; young

13

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

2

residence; mansion

7

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

5

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

9

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

21

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

just the other day; quite recently

1

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

4

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

4

carpet; rug; runner

5

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

robe

6

other people; others

1

full of; brimming with

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

2

nature; character

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

15

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

2

before one's eyes

2

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

1