jpdb beta

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

9

lately; recently; nowadays

1

luncheon meeting

6

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

3

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

4

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

to become famous; to gain fame

1

disappointment; despair

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double

1

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

this sort of

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

those present; attendance

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

2

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

same sex

1

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

3

several times

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

3

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

bow (salute, greeting)

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

to straighten oneself

4

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

4

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

2

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

2

precedent

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

6

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

to put up for adoption

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

2

influence; clout; leverage

4

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

aim

2