jpdb beta

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

note; memo; memorandum

2

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1

end-of-year

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

6

entertainer

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

how; in what way; circumstances

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

5

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

1

parting; separation; farewell

4

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

momentous (crucial) decision

1

muscle

1

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

2

to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in

1

sweet voice; seductive voice

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

4

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

1

to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

1

originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

1

playground

1

counter for places

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

future trouble

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1