jpdb beta

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

4

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

11

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

3

to decide; to determine

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

5

to bud; to sprout

3

even if I told you

6

outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

furious facial expression

3

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

groan; moan; moaning

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

9

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

heat up

2

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

3

to be at a loss for words

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

4

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

5

is there anything else?

4

deadlock; stalemate

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

6

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

9

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

peeler (kitchen utensil); barker

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

6

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

4

in a row; in a line

2

home cooking

1

nikujaga; meat and potato stew

5

compared with

6

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

5

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

epicure; gourmet

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

3

to mean

4

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

5

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

3

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

2

to wipe; to dry

14

you can do it if you try

3

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

5