jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

2

old friend; old pal

10

collar; lapels

1

to snatch (at); to grab

1

so much; so; like that

2

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

not so

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

to strike dead; to beat to death

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

to fall asleep

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

5

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

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

1

sarcastic; derisive

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

cruel treatment

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

hmm; I see; hrm

3

I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

8

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

2

excessive; immoderate

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

2

seamstress

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

pinhole

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

3

Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

4

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

4

fragmentary

1

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

older brother

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

to keep silent

5

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1