jpdb beta

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

1

yessir; yes, sir

1

platoon

12

every time; each round

8

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

6

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par

6

well done; good job

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

7

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

3

roger; understood; OK

3

scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine

1

(body) weight

7

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

7

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

100 percent

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

27

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

22

way of calling

19

won't do (for me)

2

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

4

never again

7

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

3

humming; crooning

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

site; point on a map; spot

1

both (people)

14

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

5

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

5

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

to become clear; to be made public

2

end; edge; tip

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

13

glancing look

4

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

3

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

3

spacious; vast; wide

9

while passing each other

1

how many times?

7

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

3

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

4

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

15

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

9

innocent; cherubic; childlike

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

2