jpdb beta

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

3

kick

3

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

2

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

resolute; determined; bold

2

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good

1

to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon

1

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

2

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

2

big frame; large figure; huge body

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

4

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

prediction; estimation

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

1

hitting the target

3

extremely

1

higher rank; better position

1

this much; this amount

1

to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

loud voice

1

to take careful aim (at)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

4

encoding

1

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

3

processing

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

1

efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

1

final cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

1

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

8

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

butterfly

9

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

dancing; dance

1