jpdb beta

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

1

man

2

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

3

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

14

anxiety; worry; fear

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

mother

3

bedroom

1

to stand stock still

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

2

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

2

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

2

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

daughter

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

you (plural)

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)

113

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

2

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

notice; notification

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

3

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

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

3

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

4

one's husband; one's wife

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

1

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

2

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

what day; how many days

1

Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

5

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

5

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

both feet; both legs

1

to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

1