jpdb beta

smoke; fumes

3

person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

snow; snowfall

13

to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...

1

as always; as usual

1

as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious

3

originally

2

rival; competitor; competition

6

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

3

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

good timing

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

2

punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation

2

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

to show signs of; to appear

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

3

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

and then; and so; and; so then

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

to watch intently; to stare

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

1

walking briskly; determinedly

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

to grasp tightly

2

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

3

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

9

meaning; significance; sense

4

functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

design

3

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2