jpdb beta

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

25

periphery; circumference

1

fifty; 50

2

forty; 40

4

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

4

hundred points; perfect mark

2

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

allotment (allocation) of marks

1

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

to bite off

1

red hair

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

5

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

7

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

three persons; three parties

1

inside track; inside pitch

1

outside track; outside pitch

1

firmly; solidly; heartily

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

classical form of martial art

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

afterimage; imprint

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

roundhouse kick; turning kick

6

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

4

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

to be hot on a person's heels

2

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

food texture; mouthfeel

1

(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

1

booing

1

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch

3

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1