jpdb beta

strange; eccentric

1

artist; musician

2

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

core; core; hardcore; all-out

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

6

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

2

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

3

proud; elated

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

12

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

2

slump

1

property; possession

1

album

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

4

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

trio; gang of three; threesome

8

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

33

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

performer; entertainer; celebrity

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

6

movie; film

27

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

4

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

to jump up; to spring up

3

school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

1

purse; handbag; wallet

4

splitting the cost; Dutch treat

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

5

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

3

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

3

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

1

windscreen; windshield

4

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

4

to pay attention (to)

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

2

seat belt; seatbelt

3

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

9

three years

2

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

1

the same age

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

6

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

physical

5