jpdb beta

ten; 10; ten years of age

9

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

7

off-the-record

1

it is I who should say so

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

time limit

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

6

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

6

as if; as though

9

camera

11

lens

6

ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring

1

street corner

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

6

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

8

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

22

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

2

media

1

lack of experience

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

together; in company

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

5

apology

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

6

for the first time in one's life

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

3

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

7

memory; sense; experience

3

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

5

special feature article

3

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

9

as far as I know

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

9

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

4

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

4

front row

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

to find fault with

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

3

mysterious

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

3