jpdb beta

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

to think of; to come up with

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

5

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

1

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)

10

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

look-alike; double

2

diving; submerging; going underwater

1

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

2

unanticipated; unexpected

1

sheet; bed sheet

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

cloud of dust; sandstorm

1

seldom; rarely; scarcely

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

to throw away

1

fragmentary

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

acquisition; possession

1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

2

beloved; dearest

1

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

sensational

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

top; summit; vertex

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

great joy

1

exchange; conversion

1

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

in this way; like this

1

the last moment; the very end

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1