jpdb beta

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

had better do so

1

(at the) window

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

4

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

6

close; intimate; on good terms

4

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

lunch time

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

3

while; during (the time when)

4

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

3

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

3

boy; man; male

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

2

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

4

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

5

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

to pay attention (to)

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

9

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

next generation; future generation

1

high society

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

to examine someone's expression

3

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

good grief

1

meaning; called; said

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

3

secret; private; surreptitious

1

sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending

1