jpdb beta

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

3

difficult to understand

2

duet

2

tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

6

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

2

hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss

5

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

2

just you wait and see (as a threat)

3

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

2

cancelled because of rain; wash out

1

zoo; zoological gardens

6

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

whale (Cetacea spp.)

25

aquarium

2

there, there

7

paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

2

chance of precipitation; chance of rain

1

unscientific

2

praying for rain

5

rain cloud

1

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

2

suspicious person

2

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

3

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

warp; curvature; curve; arch

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone

1

even though; despite; when

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

3

lack of individuality or personality

1

excursion; outing; trip

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

5

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

Alaska

3

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

2

appointment

4

in the morning; during the morning

4

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

13

hotel

13

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

12

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

5

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1