jpdb beta

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

3

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

3

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

2

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

2

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

21

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

6

visitor; caller

5

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

33

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

7

schoolboy; male student

2

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

4

to sniff out; to get wind of

2

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

5

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

24

uproar; disturbance

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

7

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

in addition; besides

11

schoolgirl; female student

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

4

hair on the back of one's head

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

3

knitted hat; woollen hat

1

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)

3

family; members of a family

11

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

18

in all

1

problem child

2

the same generation; coeval

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

8

mind and body

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

8

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

6

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

5

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

7

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

6

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

2