jpdb beta

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

1

very; berry; belly

1

trio

7

competition

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

1

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

5

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

1

competition

3

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

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

2

businesslike; professional

1

assent; consent

1

to look towards

2

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

8

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

individual match; single game

4

dynamic

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

2

clientele; customer stratum

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

2

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

goods; merchandise; commercial items

1

purchase; buying

2

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

4

other side; opposite side; other party

2

high-pitched; shrill

2

sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

2

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials

2

nuance

1

to smell; to sense

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

10

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

9

grinning; smirking

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

5

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1