jpdb beta

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

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

11

shoulder

4

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

10

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

2

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

3

to turn towards; to point

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

how; in what way; how about

4

don't you think?; indicates question

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

excuse; explanation

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

time; hour; period; class

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

to escape; to run away

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

4

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

8

that; those; the

3

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

to be surprised; to be astonished

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

5

older sister; lass; young lady

3

like that; so

1

sigh; long breath

2

to vomit; to spit out

1

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

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)

2