jpdb beta

a number of days

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

to request earnestly

2

it seems that; as if

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

5

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

3

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

2

inattention; absent-mindedness

2

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

2

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

3

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

first thing in the morning

2

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

2

to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)

2

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

3

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

midwinter

1

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

2

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

whole face; all over one's face

1

hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

smoke; fumes

1