jpdb beta

mother; mom; mum; wife

3

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

to repeat; to do something over again

7

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

6

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

summertime; summer season

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

4

review (of learned material); revision

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

3

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

4

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

3

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

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

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

40

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

(one's) self; oneself

2

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

14

just a minute; small quantity

3

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

8

page

6

scarce; few remaining

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

7

meaningless; pointless

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

convenient

1

explanation; interpretation

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

6

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

2

to miss a chance; to fail to do

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

5

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

2