jpdb beta

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

4

like this; this sort; this way

3

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

3

showy; ostentatious

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

as if nothing had happened

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

23

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

relation; relationship

1

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

8

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

9

to be softened; to calm down

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

12

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

3

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

3

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

fact; truth; reality

5

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1