jpdb beta

music box; musical box

2

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

power; motive power; three-phase electricity

1

to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

view; outlook; prospect

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

to state one's opinion

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

heavily; profoundly

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

to exchange words

4

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

how; in what way; by what means

2

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

halfsies; splitting evenly between two people

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

2

cookie; biscuit

1

handkerchief

4

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

2

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

4

catch; playing catch

2

to throw back

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

picture book

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

to read aloud; to read to someone

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

with a light thud

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

2