jpdb beta

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

weeping; lamenting

2

dead of night; midnight

1

to leave behind

6

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

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

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to breathe while sleeping

1

silence; stillness; quietness

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

5

to rack one's brains

1

eyelid

3

smelling of earth; rustic

1

number; amount

2

to blow off; to be blown off

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

3

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

to be sweaty

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

forelock; bangs

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

5

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

4

artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

2

groan; moan; moaning

5

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

early rising

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

benefactor; patron

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

5

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

minor business

1