jpdb beta

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

5

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

4

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

5

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

7

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

4

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

4

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

3

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

11

regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

9

to open a path

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

3

sigh

15

goal line

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

3

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

12

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

28

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

visitor; caller

1

to keep secret; to conceal

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

4

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

5

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

55

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

2

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

2

to hold the key (to)

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

6

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

9

safety; security

1

going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

1

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

enough about ...

9

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

1

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

2

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

2

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

2

sympathy; compassion; pity

11

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

had better ...; had better not ...

6

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

3