jpdb beta

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

1

grade

1

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

beast; brute; animal

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

Singapore

16

first-class

1

airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket

6

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

1

exceptional

1

versus; vs.; v.

2

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

confrontation; showdown

5

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

both parties; both sides

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction

1

weekly publication; weekly magazine

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

problematical statement; controversial statement

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

a rival horse or candidate

1

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

to frown; to squint

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

1

something or other; anything

1

big problem

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1