jpdb beta

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

membrane; film

1

not caring; not giving a damn

2

eye of a typhoon

1

storm; windstorm; gale

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

various

6

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

baseball stadium; ballpark

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

1

slightly cloudy

1

weather

2

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

3

scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace

2

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

4

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch

1

way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique

1

rarely; seldom

3

touch; contact

5

good (nice) pitching

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

3

pitching duel; pitchers' battle

1

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

4

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

5

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

step; pace; stride

2

basket; basketball; basket cloth

2

tearful face

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

6

ardor; enthusiasm

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

acting; performance

4

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

three times

2

seven

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

3

notice; attention; observation

4

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

4

primer; manual; introductory book

2