jpdb beta

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

10

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

14

looking away; looking aside

4

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

3

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

2

unconditional

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

(in) one's own way

3

to begin purchasing; to purchase

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

7

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

30

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

4

hourly pay; hourly wage

2

leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

3

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

joints; points (of a speech)

1

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

2

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

twice; again; second time

2

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

3

to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

1

light brown; tawny

2

tights; pantyhose

4

show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

1

contours of one's body; figure

1

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

it's over; finished

3

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

3

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

7

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

skill

1

reinforcement

1

newcomer; new face

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

6

onion (Allium cepa)

6

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

4

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

2

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

chief; main; principal; major

2

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

1