jpdb beta

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

2

bottom; underside; base

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

4

driftwood; flotsam

15

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

8

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

11

breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

5

fifth day of the month; five days

3

commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!

3

recent years

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

5

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

5

in the end; at the end of the day

8

dinnertime; suppertime

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

4

around the clock; day and night

1

sick person; patient; invalid

2

even if; even though; however; no matter how

11

the whole day; all the day

4

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

11

groan; moan; moaning

29

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

2

dessert; desert

1

to strip and leave clothes lying around

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

18

obstacle; hurdle

6

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

5

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

6

ivory

3

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

4

warning line; police cordon

2

to exchange words

4

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

2

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

2

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

1

diagnosis and treatment; medical care

1

sleeping comfort or snugness

3

single bed

2

sulky look; sullen look

4

to breathe out; to exhale

5

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

6

medical affairs

2

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1