jpdb beta

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

4

after a short pause

1

to pick at; to peck at

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

romantic; spicy; coquettish

2

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

slightly; faintly

1

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

2

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

4

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

5

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

4

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

1

thorny path

1

carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

6

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

1

place to go; destination

2

blood

1

backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

3

to understand from experience

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

4

to be able to see

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

4

invention; intelligent; clever; smart

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

or; or else

2

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

2

to yield to temptation; to succumb

1

at a glance; by accident

1

to look towards

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths

1

comma; decimal point; radix point

1

one second

4

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

1