jpdb beta

somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction

1

mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

1

if it's the case

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

5

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

2

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

listed company (on a stock exchange)

1

joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

1

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

place to go; destination

2

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

stupid brat; son of a bitch

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

failure story; horror story

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

1

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

2

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

mother

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

4

mask; striking the head (kendo)

1

paste; glue; clothing starch

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

2

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

1

bar; pub; tavern

3

hula (dance)

1

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

3