jpdb beta

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

television program; TV program

1

inevitable; necessary

1

after dinner

1

one's own room

2

to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth

1

happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family

3

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

3

should; must; ought to

4

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

3

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

4

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

2

baseball

3

game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game

2

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

2

without

1

nine o'clock

2

news

1

televising; broadcasting; airing

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

baseball team

4

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

2

newscaster; newsreader

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

3

to overeat

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

mother

7

older sister; elder sister

1

last week; the week before

3

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

business trip; official trip

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

1

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

11

to answer the phone

1