jpdb beta

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

5

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

4

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

3

nothing but; none other than

2

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

4

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

3

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

3

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

height (of body); stature

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

3

to do so; to do thus

5

garments; attire

1

miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

4

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

4

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

brand new

1

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

though; notwithstanding; although

2

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

2

foreign matter; impurities

1

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

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

7

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

already; too late

7

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

country town; rural town

1

prize; award

1

winning (a prize)

1

making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

1

decision; determination

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

3

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

4

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

3