jpdb beta

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

2

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

3

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

3

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

2

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

follower; attendant; valet; servant

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

food

3

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

2

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

4

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

2

seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed

2

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

2

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

full operation

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

departure

1

improvement; reform

5

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1