jpdb beta

ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

26

small talk; chat; gossip

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

30

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

22

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

3

directly opposite; right in front

7

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

4

chair; stool; post; office; position

14

back (of a chair)

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

12

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

42

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

50

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

52

annoying; noisy; strict

16

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

13

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

6

thank you; thanks

61

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

13

in the ward or borough

10

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

6

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

8

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

17

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

52

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

29

first meeting; first interview with

12

if; in case; supposing

105

if it's the case

83

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

9

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

12

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

8

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

43

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

16

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

15

to increase; to grow

8

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

18

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

6

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

75

homeroom; form room; form class

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

13

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

3

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

81

obedient; docile; quiet

38

to do

20

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

11

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

4

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

74