jpdb beta

won't do (for me)

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

20

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

duty; function; office; mission; task

3

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

5

good boy; good girl

2

to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away

2

to watch intently; to stare

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

4

they

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

hypnotism

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

2

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

1

to suck on; to cling to; to chew on

2

innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

to breathe

2

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

2

to get accustomed to using

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

rotten smell; putrid odor

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

polyethylene bucket

12

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

1

to throw into; to toss into

4

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

1

return; welcome home

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1