jpdb beta

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

to nod to one another

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

5

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

main street

2

restaurant

1

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

1

noon; lunch time

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

2

pedestrian traffic

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

food

3

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

geography

1

grasp; catch; understanding

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

1

to meet; to greet

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

cushion

1

crystal ball

1

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

15

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

1

open (for business)

2

criminal nature; criminality

1

rarely; seldom

1

easy; simple

1

forelock; bangs

1

price; value; cost

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

cold sweat

1