jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

4

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

as (somebody) says

3

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

5

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

very dim light

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

superior; better

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

complete stranger; total stranger

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

3

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

4

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

alarm bell

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

3

(very) patient; persevering

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

dream

4

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

beyond that point; after that

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

parting; separation; farewell

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

to slip off

1

to embrace

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

persuasion

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