jpdb beta

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

to wrap up

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

most of all; extremely; supremely

2

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

6

contradiction; inconsistency

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

presence; sitting with; being with

1

suspicious; doubtful

2

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

things; everything

1

misunderstanding

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

1

to compare with the eye

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

oneself and others

1

to concern; to be related

1

large serving; large portion

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

embarrassed

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

6

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

2

target

3

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

we

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

6

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

5

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

6

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

2

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

7

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

similar people

1

to let one's guard down

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

1