jpdb beta

muttering voice; murmuring voice

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt

4

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

2

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

2

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

2

mangy cur; low animal; beast

3

fear; terror

2

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

autosuggestion; self-suggestion

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

egoistic; self-centered; selfish

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

indignation; resentment

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

2

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

2

police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)

2

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

4

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

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

1

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

to make narrow

4

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

3

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

once again; yet again

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to experience

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

1

midterm (mid-semester) test or exam

3

22nd day of the month; 22 days

1

top-class

2

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

2

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

12

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

12

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

supplementary lessons

5

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1