jpdb beta

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

6

digression; many divergences

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

baseball

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

meaning; significance; sense

1

runner

2

scoring

1

position

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

sacrifice fly

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

professional

1

talent; ability

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

adverse circumstances; adversity

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

professional

1

aura

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

it serves you right

1

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

1

sphere; counter for balls

10

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

jest; joke; funny story

1

I; me

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

you; dear; honey

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1