jpdb beta

eye contact

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

3

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

to burn out

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

-years-old

2

(very) patient; persevering

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

3

position

1

first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

to lock

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

3

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

1

love; affection

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

phenomenon

1

news programme; news program

1

killing; murder

2

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

2

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

2

commentator

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

school event

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

2

winter vacation; winter holidays

3

throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

plop; splash

1

black bass

2

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1