jpdb beta

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

4

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

maybe; could be; might

2

to get a late start

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

wife

1

bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

1

to wave one's hand

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

seashell; shell

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

11

queen; female champion

9

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

simulation

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

4

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

5

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

3

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

6

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

3

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

4

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew up

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

2

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

6

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

bow (salute, greeting)

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

3

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

aunt

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

1