jpdb beta

around the clock; day and night

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

3

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

2

expression; phraseology

4

acting indifferent while lovestruck

1

sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

Lights are usually followed by shadows

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

4

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

8

to frown; to scowl

1

very small

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

4

lack of experience

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

huh; I'll be damned; well!

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

10

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

to take one's eyes off

1

astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

4

roadway; road; carriageway

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

3

screaming fit (of a baby); tantrum; crying hysterically

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

3

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

2

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

children

5

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

1

critical

2

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

5

road; highway

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

as anyone can see

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

4

scruff of the neck

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

2

antipathy; prejudice

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1