jpdb beta

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

4

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

4

to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

even

4

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

safety; welfare; well-being

1

serious injury

2

collar; lapels

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

inhumane; inhuman

1

I; me; you; manservant

57

first person

1

feelings of guilt

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

3

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

to sob

2

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

deep breath

2

not understanding; not knowing

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

3

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

3

to wipe; to dry

1

how old?; what age?

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

5

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

towel

2

serves you right!

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1