jpdb beta

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

to emit smoke

1

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

to think of; to come up with

3

observation; survey; watching

1

extremely; highly

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect

1

original form; base form

2

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

contradiction; inconsistency

1

delicate; frail

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

to gag someone

1

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

cunning; crafty; wily; sly

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

4

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

thus

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

shame; disgrace

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

theatrical

1

full; in plenty; ample

3

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

2

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme

2

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

unexpected; surprising

1

suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line

11

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

3

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

giving careful thought to the future; finishing up carefully

1

investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

Western style

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1