jpdb beta

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

20

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

3

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

8

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

only; nothing but

2

nice; likeable; desirable

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

to trample flat; to beat a path

1

strange voice

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

7

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

6

easy to understand

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

24

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2

group (usu. of people)

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

shadow; tail; following

3

people

7

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

to tear; to rip

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

16; sixteen

1

discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

37

rival; competition

2

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

9

modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

body; physical system; (the) person

6

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

to vomit; to spit out

1

never again

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

8