jpdb beta

to open one's eyes wide

5

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

one more time; once more; once again

5

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

9

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

8

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

4

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

at a glance; by accident

2

snail's pace; slow progress

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

15

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

2

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

5

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

2

surely; certainly

14

efficiency

16

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

21

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

2

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

9

to escape

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

18

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

1

leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level

6

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

3

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

to answer; to reply

11