jpdb beta

flowers; beautiful; spectacular

5

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

favour; favor

1

someone; somebody

9

to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

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

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

pail; bucket

3

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

water well

14

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

3

watering; sprinkling

2

angry voice

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

4

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

9

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

7

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

25

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

you (plural)

3

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

4

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

3

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

instant; moment; for an instant

2

to wait upon; to serve

4

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

news; word; tidings; omen

3

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

1

to wave one's hand

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

2

distance; range

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1