jpdb beta

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

space; room; airspace

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

back; behind; rear

3

to poke; to push

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

to have the nerve to

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

4

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

3

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

4

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

profit; earnings

1

to increase; to multiply

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

3

improvement; amelioration

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

acting; performance

1

production (e.g. play); direction

2

fundamental; basic

3

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

3

fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

23

to bring someone along

2

though; much as

3

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

architectural style

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

4

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

to meet; to greet

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

8

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

6

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

contrary to one's expectations

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

19

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

7

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1