jpdb beta

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

inter-scholastic athletics competition

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

mood

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

10

frequency (of occurrence)

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

Sunday

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

4

third-year student

6

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

2

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

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

5

huh?; what's up?

3

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

2

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

4

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

3

basically; fundamentally

1

to sell

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

6

quarrel; dispute

1

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

3

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

3

coherence; order; focus; point

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

7

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

to cause offense

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

environment; circumstance

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

3

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

4