jpdb beta

fireworks

8

to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

3

to burst open; to pop; to split

6

outside the house

2

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

9

by the window

2

ongoing; in progress; afoot

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

5

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range

2

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

6

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

first world problem; good problem to have

1

map

2

to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

2

savings

1

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

privilege; special right

7

miraculous

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

7

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

6

air pirate; air piracy

44

high and low; rise and fall

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

5

thoughts; thinking

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

4

each (carrying)

1

to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

1

enemy nation

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

3

principle; theory; fundamental truth

3

amount of light; quantity of light

7

to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

4

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

2

to make a note (of); to take a note (of)

1

newspaper reporter; print journalist

3

to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)

1

reporter; journalist

2

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

3

honest; steady

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

cannot possibly be

2