jpdb beta

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

3

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

3

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

2

to assist; to help out

2

both hands; both arms; ten

5

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

3

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

8

indicates emphasis

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

2

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

6

un-; non-; negative prefix

1

each; respectively

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

5

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

mailing; posting

3

if; in case; supposing

6

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

3

which; what (way)

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

6

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

rather than

3

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

6

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

6

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

9

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

in comparison to; rather than

2

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

4

writing; composition; essay; sentence

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

4

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

instant; moment; for an instant

6

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

6

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

(at the) window

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

meal; dinner; diet

2