jpdb beta

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

to grimace; to make a wry face

2

washroom; bathroom

4

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

one's share; one's portion

2

coffee

2

apple juice

3

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

minor; not of age

6

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

6

ball-point pen

4

page

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

3

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3

to become better; to improve

1

beyond that point; after that

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

pen

8

grandpa; granddad

4

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

(a) glance; (a) look

3

refusal; rejection

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

store; shop; restaurant

2

success; prosperity; boom

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

1

window-side seat

1

bronze statue

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2