jpdb beta

mother

4

lame; uncool; tacky

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

(cow's) milk

4

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

evening meal; dinner

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

perfect; complete

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

to the end; to the last

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

6

packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck

2

like this; this sort; this way

1

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

1

round, bottomless mould

1

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

fry pan; frying pan

1

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

2

short; brief

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

ideal; ideals

1

these guys; these fellows

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

meringue

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

white of an egg; albumen

1

stainless steel

1

bowl

1

freezer

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1