jpdb beta

head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

2

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

4

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

to assist; to help out

3

having lost face; in a bind

1

edged tool; cutlery

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

6

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

4

troublesome; annoying; complicated

15

to be stranded; to lose means of transportation

1

slave; servant; slavery

3

to lose sight of; to miss

1

to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

4

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

to do (for someone)

6

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

nice; likeable; desirable

5

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

4

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

3

to pick up; to pick out

4

to draw in; to attract

2

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

1

to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

5

shyness; bashfulness; shame

5

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

3

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

most; much; greatly

1

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

7

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

3

one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

2

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

2

last day; final day

1

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

5

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

11

nine; 9

2

greed; worldly or materialistic desires

1

(not so) much; (not) very

3