jpdb beta

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

8

breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas

3

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

9

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

5

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

3

figurative

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

3

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

3

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

4

duel; shoot-out

2

to wait impatiently for

3

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

11

this century

3

failing mark; failing grade

1

the right person in the right place

4

air

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

40

to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)

1

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

2

way; course; the only way

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

4

for this very reason; that is exactly why

25

active

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

(manufacturing) industry

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

2

declaration; profession

1

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

5

tacking; basting (thread)

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

4

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

3

to resew; to remake

4

not only

2

dressing room; fitting room

7

redoing; doing over again

2

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

5

smallish; on the small side

3

indicates emphasis

3

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

5

staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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