jpdb beta

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

gimmick

1

highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point

1

touché; you've got me there

1

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

2

wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

2

Parent-Teacher Association; PTA

1

Board of Education

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

2

future; distant future

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

both; many; various; together

1

intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly

1

a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely

1

acquisition; possession

2

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

3

business suit

1

female teacher

2

starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

1

return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

1

frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect

1

plump; chubby; voluptuous

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

4

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

chief executive

1

connivance; overlooking

1

to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

referee

1

nickname

1

now; nowadays

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

3

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

only; nothing but

1

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2