jpdb beta

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

5

that; the matter in question

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

4

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

24

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

7

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

8

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

7

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

13

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

5

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

51

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

3

school gate

3

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

20

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

5

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

13

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

of course; certainly; naturally

28

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

pedestrian traffic

2

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

6

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

when it becomes; when it comes to

4

self control; self restraint

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

5

in this way; like this

5

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

4

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

4

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

6

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

7

only; nothing but

21

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

8

tedious; boring; being fed up with

5

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

16

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

3

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

35

no, not like that (but like this)

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

5

to be the case that

4

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

6