jpdb beta

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

4

source of funds; source of money

1

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

falling heavily

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

sparks

2

exiting a room

1

(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie

2

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

coup d'état; coup

1

winner of triple crown

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

5

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

2

peace; harmony

1

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

2

watchful waiting; careful supervision

2

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

this area; around here

1

striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand

1

friendship

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

2

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

process; course; mechanism

2

one person; one member

2

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference

1

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

2

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

shortstop; short

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1