jpdb beta

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

9

voyeur; Peeping Tom

2

undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

1

duck hunting

1

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

8

apologetic

1

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

2

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

3

catch and release

1

green; green color

2

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

1

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

elbow strike (karate)

2

deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology

1

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

4

one's view (opinion) of women

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

3

melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone

3

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

8

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

2

to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

1

colorful; colourful

2

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

mixed fruit juice

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

2

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

4

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

job application form; employee satisfaction

1

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

3

default

1

100 percent; completely; fully

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

3

et cetera; and so forth

1

negative; negative (e.g. thinking)

2

to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

7

stickily; relentlessly

1

good old; good old-fashioned

1

limply

1