jpdb beta

people of color (colour); non-white races

12

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

3

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

devious; cunning; sly; crafty

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

8

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

grinning; smirking

1

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

2

to compare with the eye

3

afternoon; p.m.

4

four o'clock

3

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

old age

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

3

bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart

2

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

long time

2

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

hunting cap

6

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

6

wages; pay; rental payment

3

dollar; money; cash

22

pocket

2

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

wooden framework

2

closing price

6

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

7

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

3

to watch over; to watch attentively

3

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

15

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

10

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

8

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

6

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

(a) look; gaze

10

break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

2

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

9

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

4

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1