jpdb beta

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

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

1

aunt

11

troubled face; worried expression

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

2

hey there; I say; see here

1

should do; ought to do

2

after lunch

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

2

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

3

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

2

connection; pull

1

outcast; odd man out; pariah

1

meaning; called; said

5

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

carefree; free from worry

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

3

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

1

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

2

cooperation; collaboration

5

a help; assistance

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

to assist; to help out

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

downgrade; downgrading

1

with a bump; with a clunk

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

5

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

shin; shank; lower leg

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

the exact opposite

1

if I (we, etc.) could

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2