jpdb beta

mimetic muscles

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

wedded life; married life

1

stock; ski pole

2

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

reference; consultation

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

to look forward to

1

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

elevation; height above sea level

1

benefactor; patron

3

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

3

to begin talking; to open up

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

2

to move around

1

rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

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

3

like a part of the family

3

they; those guys

6

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

dinner

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

2

helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between

1

all on one's own

1

to refer to; to use as reference

1

frantic dash; rushing at full speed

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

3

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

in a circle (ring)

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

custom; habit; customary practice

1

to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...

1

study; research; investigation

3

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

1

fast walking; semi-jogging

1

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

(Western) playing cards

10

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

1

to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

1