jpdb beta

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

9

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

10

being about to cry; the verge of tears

5

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

2

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

to strike; to hit; to give hell to

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

3

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

5

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

5

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

3

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

5

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

3

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

towering; astonishingly high

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

3

to hesitate; to waver

1

back (of body)

7

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

4

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

6

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

11

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

to threaten; to intimidate

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

8

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

5

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

5

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

5

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

to be silent; to say nothing

4

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

aggregate amount

3

to raise one's voice; to shout

1