jpdb beta

without doing ...; don't

1

to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

4

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

2

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

6

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

4

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

6

sitting; stability

1

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

1

shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

alliance; union; league

2

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

2

union

1

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

1

one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

2

steadily

3

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

price of fame; penalty of greatness

1

urbanization; urbanisation

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

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

1

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

nervous

2

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

1

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

1

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

1

while passing each other

2

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

7

extracurricular activities

1

freedom; free man; free woman

1

hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

1

almost (did); nearly (did)

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

6

front tooth; foretooth; incisor

1

lamb

1

sweet; sugary

1

unseasonable; out-of-season

2

public facilities; utilities

1

to begin to speak

1

passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion

1

story of one's experiences

1

boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

2

specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product

1

hard to do

1