jpdb beta

starry sky

2

fiance; fiancee

8

violence; mayhem

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

3

grandchild

2

(telephone) receiver

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

2

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

1

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

1

you

21

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

2

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

2

next week

3

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

5

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

17

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

4

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

4

older sister; elder sister

24

to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

tiredness; fatigue

4

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

3

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

2

eleven o'clock

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

5

long

2

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

8

to shake one's head

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

now; nowadays

3

rarely; seldom

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

8

sleeping posture

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

6

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

6

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

to distract

2

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1