jpdb beta

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

intention; aim; design

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

2

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

4

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

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)

2

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

moreover; in addition

2

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

2

to become fraught with emotion

1

black tea

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

breathing of a sleeping person

1

bull's-eye; the mark

2

cycle

1

night shift

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

5

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

3

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

vending machine

2

settlement; solution; resolution

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

having no idea; having no clue

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

intellectual

2

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to set aside

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

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)

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to examine someone's expression

1