jpdb beta

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

to pull up; to haul up

1

one's twenties

1

second half; latter half

2

leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

2

flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

1

reptiles

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

3

to creep about; to crawl around

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

7

three times

2

customer service smile

1

to be

2

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

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

1

to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)

1

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

motherhood; maternity

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

4

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

4

message

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

5

society; the world; the times

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

4

exception

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

8

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

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

left; left hand side

5

ankle

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

6

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

4

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

3

sexual harassment

3

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

sense of pain

6

with a bump; with a clunk

1

-ish; -like

5

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1