jpdb beta

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

5

all; everyone; everybody

1

face

2

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

4

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

5

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

10

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

11

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

6

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

mask; disguise; guise; mask

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

10

to come back

4

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

downtown

2

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

10

dress; outfit

1

cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

14

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

5

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

11

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

5

to (do) like this

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

14

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

4

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

too (much); overly; excessively

5

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

consideration; taking into account

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

7

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

2

unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

1

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

2

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

5

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1