jpdb beta

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

honest; steady

1

(licensed) teacher

7

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

11

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

25

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

19

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

4

to purse one's lips

1

to keep silent

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

10

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

2

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

2

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

7

irritating; frustrating

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

18

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

9

to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

4

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

to have the nerve to

7

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

9

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

8

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

mother

15

violence; mayhem

2

mother

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

7

just a little

2

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

6

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

such ... as; or some such

14

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

11

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

2

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

be; is

129

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

68

good grief

4

funny; amusing

1

annoying; provoking

9

to grimace; to make a wry face

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

husband

2

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

50

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

6

one's remaining years

2