jpdb beta

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

4

pain; agony; bitterness

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

11

father

6

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

18

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

10

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

dining together; mess

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

approximate age; age range

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

desolate; dreary; bleak

1

Africa

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

high-tech

1

lushly green; verdant

1

Land of the Rising Sun

1

joke

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

3

decision; settlement; definition

2

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

6

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

2

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

6

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

9

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

7

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

to hang on the wall

1

to be reflected in a mirror

1

murder; murderer

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

to repeat; to do something over again

5

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

6

timid; fainthearted

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

urgency; emergency

3

without

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

small talk; chat; gossip

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

12