jpdb beta

to increase; to add to; to augment

4

portion; section; part

3

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

to summon; to get used to call

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

immediately; at once; instantly

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

coming; going

3

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

3

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

comfort

1

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

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

6

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

not limited to; not just ...

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

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

3

queer; odd; fantastic

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

instant; moment; for an instant

5

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

2

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

threatening words

3

to look stupid; to have a critical lack

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

gloomy

1

evening; night; dinner

5

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

3

every night

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

3

all; everything

1

incoherent; vague; silly; foolish

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1