jpdb beta

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

rear guard

8

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

2

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

harmless

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

2

hey; hold on; come on

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

shelving; pigeonholing

2

upper limit; supremum

4

to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

1

amount of material resources

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

2

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

2

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

3

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

2

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

2

to beat time; to mark time

1

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

compared with

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

advance; moving forward; progress

4

ballot; vote

2

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

2

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

2

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

unveiling; debut; introduction

1

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

3

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

rule of thumb

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

to nod to one another

3