jpdb beta

formal

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

to overdo; to do too much

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

5

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

4

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

2

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

6

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

4

costar; coactor

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

role

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

you; dear; honey

8

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

composition

1

tragicomedy

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

knife

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

role; part; duty

1

hard to see; obscured

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

1

billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw

1

be; is

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

5

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

3

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

script; screenplay; scenario

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

3

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

name; given name; first name

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

existence; being

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

proud; lordly

1