jpdb beta

meal; dinner; diet

2

to sing energetically; to sing with abandon

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

7

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

2

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

notes; comment; remark; annotation

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

future (usually near); prospects

3

to take up employment

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

3

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

4

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

1

I told you so

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

3

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

to rush over; to run up to

5

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

5

karaoke club (bar)

1

lobby; lounge

1

phobia; morbid fear

1

touch; contact

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

that; the matter in question

1

taking the initiative

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to look away; to turn away

6

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

tune (melody, piece of music)

1

mike; mic; microphone

3