jpdb beta

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

4

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

11

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

4

announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

4

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to appear on the stage

2

noble visitor

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

to take someone's hand

7

study abroad destination

2

free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

2

naturally; of course; understandably

2

equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements

1

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

8

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

audience; spectator; spectators

7

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

countertenor

1

falsetto

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

3

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

both (people)

5

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

dispersing; vanishing

2

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

to burst into laughter

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

2

music

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

3

almost; nearly; close to

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

2

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1