jpdb beta

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

19

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

3

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

19

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

5

both feet; both legs

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

5

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

8

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

writhing (in agony)

4

boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

4

mistake; error

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

2

coming home from school

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

main gate; main entrance

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

3

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

3

ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

putting off; postponing

2

opening ceremony (of the school term)

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

8

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

3

to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

4

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

3

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

hot line; hotline

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

writing implement; writing tool

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

2

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

in a good mood; cheerful

2

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

2