jpdb beta

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

3

trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

2

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

17

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

3

look, look!

6

to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

3

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

main street

1

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

2

for fun; half in jest

5

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

3

just because; even if; even though

4

to take by surprise

3

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

2

stalking

1

habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

1

problem child

1

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

2

damage

5

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

9

seeing; looking at

3

of course

1

exchanging business cards

1

trifling; trivial

3

to make eye contact

4

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

3

guest

5

planning; project; plan; design

56

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

4

periodic; regular; routine

9

channel

4

listener

5

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

2

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

the latter

1

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1