jpdb beta

(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm

2

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

dinosaur

1

time warp; time travel

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

6

clown

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

2

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

a second time; again; once more; twice

1

bang; boom; crack

1

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

1

moan; groan; groaning

1

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

11

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

one year; some time ago

2

season; time of year

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

1

student accommodation; student dormitory

1

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

hey; listen

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to close; to shut

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

1

shopping bag

4

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

6

kitchen; financial situation; finances

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing

1

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

2