jpdb beta

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

1

ahem

1

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

1

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

light rain; drizzle

3

sound of rainfall

2

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

northeast

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

square

1

four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

3

in order; in turn

1

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

1

reference; allusion

1

attendant; follower

1

all; everything

1

going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

1

rainy weather

1

outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs

1

barbecue; barbeque; BBQ

2

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

ratification; confirmation

1

windowpane; window glass

4

to gather together

2

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

chef; cook

1

metal spit; metal skewer

5

roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

3

to eat; to drink

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

1

growing child's hearty appetite

1

to have a good appetite

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

16

while passing each other

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

5

whispering into a person's ear

3