jpdb beta

a little bit; a little while

1

to grumble; to complain

1

jurisdiction; control

1

future; distant future

2

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

thirty; 30

1

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

3

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

2

skin diving; free diving

1

fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

1

in the sea

4

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

2

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

1

Durr

1

looking depressed; long face

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

5

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

privacy

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to poke; to push

2

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

3

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

2

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

1

sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)

1

windpipe

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

1

homing

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

1

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

1

worries; cares; troubles

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting

1

grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)

1