jpdb beta

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

3

mere; simple; sheer

1

replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

4

from now on; hereafter

10

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

4

to feel ashamed

4

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

3

to keep secret; to conceal

1

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

1

to the end; to the last

7

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

4

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

3

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

3

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

7

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

9

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

not a little; not a few; considerable

3

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

2

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

4

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

3

to sharpen one's claws

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

4

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

8

to keep step with

1

topic of discussion; agenda

3

last days; the end; one's fate

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

6

firm promise; definite promise

4

to take in; to attract

1

to half-rise to one's feet

3

plump; with a thud; heavily

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

3

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

3

God's will; Heaven's will

1

to control; to command; to get the better of

3

sense of urgency

5

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

2

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

frame; framework; outline

1