jpdb beta

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

evasion; avoidance

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

2

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

3

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

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

7

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

no, not like that (but like this)

4

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

5

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

11

river fish; freshwater fish

1

loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

1

to be at a loss; to be in a corner

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

3

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

7

tactics

3

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

1

cloud

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

6

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

8

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

9

in that manner; like that

6

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

5

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

14

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

7

(adding) fuel to the fire

1

rocket fuel

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

8

to escape

3

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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