jpdb beta

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

4

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

10

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

4

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

10

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

low altitude; low sky

1

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

2

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

approval; endorsement

1

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

1

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

6

each; respectively

5

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

2

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

4

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

1

really; truly

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

4

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

faltering; hesitation

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

both feet; both legs

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

2

marriage; matrimony

1

(present) head of a family

3

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

3

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

8

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

7

atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted

3

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

34

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

7

dispersing; vanishing

1

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

3

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

ah; oh; hey!

4

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2