jpdb beta

Naomi

9

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

3

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

beyond that point; after that

3

(another's) husband

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

2

to lose sight of; to miss

2

for a long time

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

5

Melvin; Melvyn

38

the last moment; the very end

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

2

older brother and younger sister

10

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

2

sudden illness

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

timing

7

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

balcony

3

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

4

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

4

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

2

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

5

social; societal; societary

2

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

6

careless; carefree

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

puniness; youth

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

2

whatever

1

homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

2

right; privilege

3

report; notification; registration

1

to prohibit

4

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

4

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

3

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

3