jpdb beta

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

3

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

10

roguish; impish

3

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

3

serious; not joking; straight

2

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

settlement; solution; resolution

4

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

4

early rising

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

chuckle; giggle

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

7

as (somebody) says

4

in the end; at the end of the day

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

3

snow storm; blizzard

21

warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

4

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

3

wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods

2

sofa; couch

7

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

4

to run around; to bustle about

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

5

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

age thirty; one's thirties

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

8

to grumble; to complain

1

fire; flame; blaze

3

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

snowball fight

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

4

inside one's heart; in one's mind

6