jpdb beta

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

younger sister

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

token of appreciation

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

support

2

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

to concern; to be related

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

to keep silent

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

13

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

6

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

3

one day; (on) a certain day

1

individual; private person; personal; private

2

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

3

client; sender

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

4

deferred payment

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

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

1

money; metal

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

however

1