jpdb beta

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

4

all; everyone; everybody

1

misunderstanding

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

12

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

to let someone say

2

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

4

to sit down

2

something like ...; something called ...

2

how long; how much; to what extent

7

to be popular

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

protest; objection

1

even though; despite; when

7

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

4

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

5

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

4

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

innocent; simple-minded

2

little by little

4

to fade; to become dim

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

curt; blunt; brusque

2

to rest one's chin in one's hands

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

9

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

3

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

4

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

5

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

6

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

as if to say; as much as to say; as though

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

5

to look as if one is important; to swagger around

2

to cast down one's eyes

1

feeble

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

5

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

2