jpdb beta

high kick

1

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke

1

totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up

2

noise

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

7

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

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

speech

10

minutes (period of)

2

vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight

1

latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

voting; ballot; poll; vote

4

number of votes (cast)

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

popularity contest

1

nuance

1

election

1

pile; accumulation

1

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)

2

mic stand; microphone stand

4

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

to be too short

1