jpdb beta

munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

7

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

3

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

2

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

younger sister

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

eavesdropping; tapping

2

magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

17

evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers

5

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

(a) few; some; several

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

isolation; being alone; being friendless

4

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

3

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

2

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

5

happy

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

2

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit

6

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

3

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

2

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

4

to meet; to greet

2

in case of; at that time; at this time

2

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1