jpdb beta

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

session; jam session; jam

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

(a) row; line

2

trombone

1

brass band

1

bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune

1

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

2

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

1

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

1

dance; dancing

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

age thirty; one's thirties

1

to straighten oneself

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

2

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

2

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

2

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

end; termination point

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

3

artist

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

they; them

4

successful person; success

1

to make known

1

silk

1

bully

3

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

2

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

4

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

2

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

1

it's already too late

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

in a little while; in a bit

2

upswept hairstyle

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

indicates emphasis

2