jpdb beta

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

fundamental; basic

3

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

4

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

3

ruin; destruction; fall

2

strong pressure; heavy pressure

2

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

4

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

3

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

beyond that point; after that

7

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

5

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

3

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

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

5

east side; east bank

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

12

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

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

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

5

garments; attire

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

to act; to take action

2

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted

1

merely for form's sake

2

rational; reasonable; logical

3

to think of; to come up with

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

3