jpdb beta

pride; dignity; self-respect

3

over-familiar

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

4

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

2

to pamper; to spoil

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

1

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

number of colors

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

10

miscalculation

2

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

7

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

4

whole house; whole audience

2

amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

heartburn; sour stomach

1

does not seem (to be)

6

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1

free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

2

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

2

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

indirect

1

good family; respectable family; decent family

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

3

big problem

2

to take a shower

2

T-shirt; tee shirt

2

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

1

double

1

to ease up; to relax attention

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

blister; corn

1

(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger

3

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

4

legs of a table

1

with a thud

1

to pick up; to pick out

2

to be photographed; to be projected

2

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

1