jpdb beta

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

high-pitched; shrill

4

to unfold; to unroll; to open

3

to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

1

property; possession

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

3

wind noise

1

to hang down; to dangle

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

2

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

2

desperately; for one's dear life

1

handle; grip; knob

3

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

mask; disguise; guise; mask

10

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

limit; bound

1

ash; ashes

1

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

ten times

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

6

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

8

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

to writhe (in pain)

1

desperate

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

to stick to

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

2

in detail; with great care; completely; fully

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

3

invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

1

like; as if; the same as

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

3

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

7

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1