jpdb beta

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

2

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

1

sand; grit

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

as planned

2

state of progress

1

environment; circumstance

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

patience; endurance

1

tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

3

squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

4

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

depending on; dependent on

1

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

3

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

3

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

7

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

should not; must not

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

3

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

19

brand new

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

2

evil desire

2

how can (one) do something

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2

advice

3