jpdb beta

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

bull's-eye; the mark

2

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

2

welcome; reception

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

14

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

3

at least; at most; (even) just

4

to pep up; to cheer up

2

(one's) self; oneself

4

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

3

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

2

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

5

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

always; at any time

2

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

2

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

with a start; with a jump

3

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

tit for tat (verbally)

1

brains; brain tissue

2

to boil; to seethe

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

4

chuckle; giggle

2

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

2

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

6

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

1

unconditional

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

glory; splendour; honour

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

4

loud voice

3

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

10

forelock; bangs

2

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1