jpdb beta

duty; role; function

4

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

2

shield

5

everyone; anyone; no one

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)

8

self-assertion

1

process; course; mechanism

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

method of bringing up; method of raising

1

to disappear; to vanish

3

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

to overeat

2

(finger) ring

2

to gush out

2

does not seem (to be)

1

parfait

1

dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full

1

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

polish; improvement; burnishing

7

open wide; say 'aah'

1

cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

24

fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

sweets; sweet food

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

to brush one's teeth

4

feeling great (refreshed)

1

prevention; precaution; protection against

2

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

dentist

5

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

1

wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2

related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant

3

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

2

the very thing; itself

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

example; role model

2