jpdb beta

valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

43

reduction by half; halving

2

shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

2

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

4

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

7

fall; drop; descent; coming down

3

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

4

to thrust down; to push off

2

countless; innumerable

1

arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful

1

whispered conversation; whispering

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

5

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

3

fan service; giving one's fans what they want

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

4

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

price of fame; penalty of greatness

1

one large ...; a great ...

2

sooner or later

3

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

2

behavioral pattern

1

subscriber; reader; buyer

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

2

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

5

rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

6

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

2

scene; sight; scenario; setting

2

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

3

gimmick

1

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

3

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

as soon as completed

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

desk; copy editor

3

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

3

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

3

degree of difficulty

3

bitter-tasting bug

2

to chew up

1

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

(not) very; (not) much

3

all (there is); as long as there is

2

point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1