jpdb beta

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

7

tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

3

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

3

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

list; wrist

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

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

3

to grumble; to make difficulties

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

2

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

2

ghost town

1

with curious eyes; curiously

1

again; once more; a second time

1

tall (of a person)

1

surface of a wall

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

to smile (at someone)

1

service area

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

5

blow; hit; stroke

5

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

10

700; seven hundred

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

sentry; sentinel

4

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

(with a) start; fright; alarm

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

geography

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

camp

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