jpdb beta

dry run; rehearsal

1

laughing matter

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

24 hours; twenty-four hours

2

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

7

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

6

sense of reality

3

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

5

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

10

to do (for someone)

1

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

31

various

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

11

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

3

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

7

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

4

moderate

1

hope; wish; aspiration

8

meanwhile; in the meantime

4

trio; gang of three; threesome

4

arrival

7

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

17

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

2

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

2

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

3

fundamental; basic

1

cause; origin; source

11

consistent; unchanging from beginning to end

2

who the heck; just who

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

14

entrance; hatch(way)

6

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

3

pupil; student; schoolchild

79

exception

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

26

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

7

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

3

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

36

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

2

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

17