jpdb beta

sky-blue

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

vivid; clear; distinct

2

trying on clothes

2

complementation; supplementation; completion

1

precision; accuracy

2

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

5

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

2

to show one's privates

1

to kneel

2

adventurous spirit; sense of adventure

1

to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

2

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

5

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

7

provisional; temporary; tentative

1

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

1

string bikini; g-string; thong

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

4

to catch one's attention

2

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

5

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

3

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

3

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

great haste; mad rush

1

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

cold sweat

2

thank you very much

6

how; in what way; I wonder

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

7

to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)

1

"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates

2

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

3

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

4

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

4

amenity

4

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

denim; jeans

1

culotte skirt; culottes

1

first-class hotel

1

room-service

2

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1