jpdb beta

point of reference; reference point

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

2

the whole day; all the day

6

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

4

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

1

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

3

capacity

1

to estimate

2

absence; disregard; indifference

6

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

2

be on your guard; negligence is the enemy

4

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

26

private beach

4

maid

3

hard to imagine

1

swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

30

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

2

good results

2

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

to act; to take action

3

extended leave; long vacation

5

(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

5

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

3

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

1

doctors; teachers; lawyers

2

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

to impress (someone)

1

stir; commotion; noise

4

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

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

to grimace; to frown

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

with a collapse; with a slump

2

school song; college song; school anthem

4

red team

13

white team

2

set of three; three sets; three classes

3

yellow class

2

blue team

28

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

cheerleading competition; cheering contest

8

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

1

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

1

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

2

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1

glare; sharp look

3