jpdb beta

hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

1

you could say that

2

correction; revision; amendment

4

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

2

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

3

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

3

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

2

you can do it if you try

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

4

to be consistent; to be coherent

2

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

2

gist; main point

2

two weeks; fortnight

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

2

to hurry; to rush

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

that sort of; like that

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

2

quiet; still; calm

4

complete change; about-face

2

anger; wrath

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

3

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

3

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

5

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

6

nature; disposition

3

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

wild idea; delusion

5

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

5

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

3