jpdb beta

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

8

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

4

hidden agenda

1

pigeon; dove

1

peashooter

1

miscalculation

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

2

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

5

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

1

physical condition; state of health

10

to catch a cold

9

gossip; idle talk; chat

3

as planned

2

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

17

reopening; resumption; restarting

7

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

2

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

3

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

3

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

3

that sort of; like that

4

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

5

body build; figure

5

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

4

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

to leave behind

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

2

how; in what way; circumstances

4

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

overtime (work)

1

rose

2

azalea (Rhododendron spp.)

4

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

tree; trees and shrubs

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

ten years; decade

3

lawn; grass

2

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

2

season; time of year

9

garden party

1

in name only; titular; nominal

1

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

2

to read the situation; to sense the mood

10

luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)

1