jpdb beta

unreasonable demand

1

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

2

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

13

to hold; to maintain

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

ordinary person; unenlightened person

5

to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)

6

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

6

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

27

stroke; blow

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

2

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

parade

3

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

2

home run

15

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

5

first base

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

2

skyrocket (firework)

4

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

2

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

9

like; liking; -like; -style

2

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

3

hat trick

1

buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing

11

insight; power of observation

2

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

6

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

11

wind pressure

4

trajectory; line of fire; ballistic

2

high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis

2

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

1

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

2

headwind; adverse wind

2

few in number

5

external angle; exterior angle; outside corner

2

firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)

1

the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop

3

fair; fair ball; fair (event)

1

repeatedly (hitting); one after another; in rapid succession

1

laser beam; fast and straight return toss from outfield

1

straw

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

make good use of; make the most of

2

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

3

concussion (of the brain)

1

headbutt

1