jpdb beta

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

3

that day; the very same day

1

bad weather

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

dry weather; drought

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period

2

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

5

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

7

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora

1

landslide

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

5

sediment; earth and sand

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

7

to return; to come back

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

however

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

3

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

1

again

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

4

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

2

disregarding; ignoring

2

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

2

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

pain; ache; -algia

1

to work without sleep or rest

1

to have the nerve to

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

too much; excessive; too

1