jpdb beta

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

8

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

1

clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

to become clear; to be made public

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

2

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

4

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

3

food

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

2

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

guard; security guard; security officer

1

to dishevel (hair)

1

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

4

cold storage; refrigeration

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

7

to writhe (in pain)

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

crack; crevice; fissure

3

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

1

to crawl towards; to creep up to

2

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

monster

4

a long time ago; long ago

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

taboo; contraindication

1

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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

smile

1

putrid smell of a corpse

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

performance of one's official duties

2

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

rather; better

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

nail file

1

(the) executive; administration; leadership

1

to age; to grow old

2

cuticle (of a nail); endocarp

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality

1

file; rasp

2

opposite side; other side; other party

2