jpdb beta

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

4

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

4

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

tedious; boring; being fed up with

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

8

pitching

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

recently; lately; these days

1

butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

3

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2

to point at

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

good grief

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

4

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

4

to stand stock still

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

9

to shrug one's shoulders

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

7

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

4

to frown; to squint

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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