jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

4

frail; slender; feminine

3

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

4

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

here and there; in places

2

cry; crying voice

1

one hand

8

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

competent; suitable; qualified

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

3

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

support

2

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

38

in accordance with; according to

3

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

14

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

4

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

10

eye socket; orbit

2

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

4

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

5

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

3

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

early in the morning

4

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

5

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

6

to hate; to dislike

1

public hall; community center; community centre

2

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

2

dead of night; midnight

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

4

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

4

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

monster

6

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1