jpdb beta

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

7

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

10

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

6

speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)

2

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

5

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

4

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

highway to success

1

what

2

royal family

8

sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

1

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

5

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

7

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

14

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

4

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

2

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

1

sure; yeah; I know

3

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

8

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

2

roguish; impish

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

8

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

both (people); the two of them

12

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

9

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

pleasantly smiling

3

(husked grains of) rice

1

vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

farm (agriculture)

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

4

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

3

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

12

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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