jpdb beta

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

35

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

gatekeeper; doorman; porter

5

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

for one's age

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

father

5

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

2

and; thereupon; because of that

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

3

suffix for familiar person

23

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

3

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

8

such; like that; that sort of; very

15

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

plan; design; layout

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

6

placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

2

to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

51

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

21

calmly; coolly; primly

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

3

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

4

palm (of one's hand)

6

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

13

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

(a) few; some; several

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

2

to become complicated

1

corner; nook

1

right angle; perpendicular

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

6

locked room; secret room

3

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

5