jpdb beta

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

irresolute; hesitant

1

thirst

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

6

cause; origin; source

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

7

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

this year

7

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

damage

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

receiving; receipt

1

short term; short time

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

3

standing ovation

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

clapping and cheering; applause

1

even if I told you

1

tooth

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

2

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

one's heart rate; pulse rate

2

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

2

sandwich

3

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

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

4

we; us; I; me

1

next year

1

student (college) life

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

4

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

Don (Spanish honorific)

3

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

though; notwithstanding; although

9

to run through; to run past

2

to check; to compare

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

4