jpdb beta

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

not caring; not giving a damn

5

firmly, stubbornly

3

receiving; receipt

3

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

3

hand luggage; hand baggage

3

smallish; on the small side

2

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

4

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

1

techno-; techno; techno-pop

1

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

2

loud shout; excited cheering

1

curtain; curtains

8

silhouette

3

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

riff

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

3

(very) beginning; start

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

2

number; number plate; license plate

6

half a year; six months

9

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)

3

single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)

1

upper

1

melody; tune

1

contrast; comparison

1

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

mis-match

1

to make a lasting impression

3

(audio) recording

2

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

4

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

though one didn't intend (expect) to

3

being somewhat excited (agitated)

2

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless

1

wooden paneling

1

here and there; in places

1

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

3