jpdb beta

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

calm; composed; cool; quiet

3

reply; response; answer

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

5

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

to become; to amount to

5

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

5

tone (of voice); manner of talking

9

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

4

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

15

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

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

10

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

6

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

5

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

3

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

4

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

6

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

4

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

3

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

7

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

sanctions; punishment

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

5

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

6

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

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

10

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

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

5

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

13

spark

3

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

7

say; well; um; er

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

5

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito

1

prey; victim

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

3

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

4

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

6

weight stone (placed on pickles)

6

in comparison to; rather than

8