jpdb beta

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

3

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

to get angry

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

2

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

6

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

one year and a half

2

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

uneasy

1

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

forelock; bangs

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

3

twitching

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

private tutor; coach; governess

2

literature

1

painting; picture

2

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

tree climbing

4

monkey

1

face

3

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

to blush

2

hearsay

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

8

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

2

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1

help; assistance; service

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

3

(a) look; gaze

5

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

3

infamous; notorious

2

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1