jpdb beta

songstress; diva

1

backing band (for singer); backup band

1

one's whole heart; everything one feels

2

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

1

to send word

1

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

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

4

half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)

1

to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

1

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

swallow in flight

1

to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

1

atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

6

parent dog

1

pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions

5

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

2

overanxiety; needless worry

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

3

reply; response; answer

2

what to do

5

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

hardness

1

none of your business; not your concern

2

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

5

success; achievement; fruition

2

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

2

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

3

series of battles; successive battles

1

wear; loss

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

3

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

too (much); overly; excessively

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

simple; easy

1

good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

1

temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

1

laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

10

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

5

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence

3

strong sake; firewater; rotgut

1

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

2