jpdb beta

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

2

love; affection

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

4

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

3

to encamp; to take up positions

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

4

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

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

7

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

10

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

1

instrumental trio

1

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

swallowing; understanding; apprehension

1

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

1

to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

3

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

4

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

1

looks; features

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

2

only once

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

3

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

father and daughter

1

relationship; relation

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

3

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

respect; esteem; regard

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

well-cooked; well-done; browned

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

2

one by one; one after another; successively

2

to throw into; to toss into

2