jpdb beta

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

1

assistance; aid; support

1

wasteful habits

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

a few years ago; some years back

2

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

to hate; to dislike

2

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

5

mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

overflowing with charm; full of smiles

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

2

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

3

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

politics; government

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

piled up high; in a heap

1

not yet; un-

1

sanction; approval

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

3

next term; next period; next version; next release

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

5

to show off; to flaunt

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

5

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

6

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)

1

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

5