jpdb beta

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

3

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

closet

1

to be torn off; to come off

1

fabric; cloth; material

2

in large drops

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

2

water's surface

1

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

4

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

such; like that; in that way

3

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

to become pregnant

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

treasure

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

3

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

2

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

1

repurchase; redemption

1

branch office; branch store

1

asceticism

2

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

confidentially; privately; off the record

1

to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

2

small box; casket

5

jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket

3

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

2

to conceal; to hide

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

5

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

1

moonlight; moonbeam

1

fourteen; 14

1

joy; pleasure; delight

9

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

4

light purple

1

to form a pair; to pair up

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1