jpdb beta

average mark; mean point

1

to speak through the nose; to nasalize

2

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

8

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

7

cable television

1

uncut (movie)

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

2

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

1

editing; compilation

2

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

3

incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

5

viewer; (television) audience

1

hard worker; hardworking person

2

sexual preference; sexual predilection

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

impression

2

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

5

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

6

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

3

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

armchair theory; impracticable theory

1

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

to improve one's skill

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

1

emotional; sentimental

1

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

cooked rice; meal

9

to fall prostrate

3

groan; moan; moaning

2

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

3

this week

2

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

6

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

2

after school (at the end of the day)

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

3

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1