jpdb beta

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

3

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

eyelid

19

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

16

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

5

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

6

pupil (of eye); eye

29

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

12

as (somebody) says

2

to do so; to do thus

3

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

8

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2

any number of times

2

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

5

seeming sad

1

to shake one's head

13

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

4

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

17

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

6

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

7

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

25

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

2

to cry and shout; to scream

1

half the body; half length

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

8

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless

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who; what kind of person

2

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

1

popular

1

excuse; explanation

4

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

touch; contact

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

5

instant; moment; for an instant

3

sleeping pill; sleep medication

2

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2