jpdb beta

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

3

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

4

unloading; landing

1

to take by surprise

4

to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food

3

to state; to express; to mention

12

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

2

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

3

with a half-opened eye

4

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

3

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

2

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

jest; joke; funny story

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

4

several tens

8

to loiter around; to wander about

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

9

postwar period; period after Second World War

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

2

rebel; traitor

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

2

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

to take out; to drag out

4

accurate; correct; precise; exact

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

2

writer

4

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

6

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

1

to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

5

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

to drop; to lose; to let fall

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

3

short and stout; small but wide around

2