jpdb beta

to get used to hearing

2

importance; seriousness

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

trivial matter

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

1

pan; griddle

2

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

4

suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

1

forearm

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

4

single-mother household; fatherless family

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

3

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

1

full of ingredients; hearty; substantial

1

storehouse; bunker; silo

9

to be hungry

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

10

to snatch; to steal

1

to take flight; to disappear

1

to shoot down; to win; to gain

1

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

3

theft; stealing; larceny

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

well-known store

1

time around sunset; early evening

1

puppet show

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

2

great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

1

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

3

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

rare

3

be; is

10

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)

2