jpdb beta

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

1

brochure; pamphlet

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

2

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

title

1

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

indicates question

6

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

2

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

novelist; fiction writer

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

pen-name

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

7

lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place

3

Blue Mountain (coffee)

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

name; given name; first name

2

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

2

novel; (short) story

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

varistor; barista; barrister; ballista

2

lawyer; attorney

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

3

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

4

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

7

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3