jpdb beta

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

to walk in on; to tread upon

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

27

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

4

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

2

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

after a short pause

1

to begin to speak

5

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

sleep disorder

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

7

or; otherwise

4

one's days and nights being reversed

2

illness

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

2

rhythm

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

period; term; interval

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

(period of) a year; during an era

1

doctor

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

6

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

4

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

5

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

3

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

9

age; years

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

6

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

besides; moreover; in addition

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

27

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

incurable illness

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

9