jpdb beta

to talk; to chat; to chatter

6

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

moving into a dormitory

2

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

tennis

2

match; game; bout; contest

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

2

rule

2

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

complete agreement

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

2

broadaxe; battle axe

1

(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form

2

to compare

1

to cling to; to embrace

2

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

2

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

3

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

2

scorn; disdain; contempt

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

spoilt vote; faulty ballot

1

without a moment's delay

4

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

8

voting; poll

2

blank ballot; white ballot

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

3

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

reply; answer

3

vote against; no vote; nay

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

3

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

same score; deadlock; tie; draw

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

2