jpdb beta

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

6

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

target

2

to escape

7

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to leave one's seat

1

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

3

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

regret; repentance; remorse

2

already; too late

9

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

4

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

6

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

3

leaf apex; tip of the leaf

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

5

in name; on paper

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

8

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

real power

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

31

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

2

person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)

1

chief executive

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

guess; conjecture

11

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

17

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

4

scapegoat

1

to stop talking; to be silent

2

small; little; tiny

7

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

smile

2

to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

1

because

3

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

to tear off; to rip off

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

6