jpdb beta

to exchange words

3

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

category

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

36

black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; (lit.) pudding head

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

1

immediately; promptly

1

to frown; to scowl

2

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

6

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

5

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

group (usu. of people)

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

hawk; falcon

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

7

single word; a few words; brief comment

6

starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)

1

throat; singing voice

17

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

8

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

5

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

13

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

4

friend

4

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

13

very young; little; childish; immature

4

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

site; plot; lot; grounds

2

evening; dusk; twilight

1

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

26

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

road; highway

3

totteringly; trudgingly

1

asphalt

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

7

evening sun; setting sun

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

9

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

5

to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)

1

coming home from school

2

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2