jpdb beta

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

24

we; us

1

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

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

2

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

6

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

was; were

9

in this way; thus; such; uh...

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

pilaf

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

20

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

7

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

be; is

1

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

1

tableware

1

to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order

1

exercise to help digestion

1

school

10

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

7

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

5

attendance (at school); going to school

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

30

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

eight o'clock

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1