jpdb beta

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

2

refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

4

to drag in; to pull in

5

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

parental love or affection

1

transceiver

6

mike; mic; microphone

2

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

1

to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

5

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

4

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

2

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

3

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

indignation; resentment

3

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

2

telecommunications; correspondence

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

10

breathily (while talking)

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)

1

full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

2

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

4

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

even if nothing else; more than anything else

1

hard to do

1

laughing foolishly; cackling

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

3

fruit

1

chocolate

1

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

2

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

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

2

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

tedium; boredom; ennui

2

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

1