jpdb beta

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

19

effect; result; worth; use; avail

2

belligerent; warlike

1

first contact

1

to begin to tremble

12

sales talk

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

10

to produce a sound

1

young girl

4

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

2

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

4

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

10

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

3

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

8

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

20

for fun; half in jest

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

to be talented; to be able

1

sunglasses

2

wicked; evil

2

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

4

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

6

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

4

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

4

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

8

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

5

(someone else's) daughter

6

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

1

semifinal

5

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

customer service smile

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

4

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

2

sour look; surly face; pout

9

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

4

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess

5

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

44

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

3