jpdb beta

hint

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

realistic; pragmatic

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

2

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

3

you (plural)

4

to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

3

to hide; to keep to oneself

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

5

nod; inclination of the head

2

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

2

any number of times

1

(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

chance (of success); odds

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

rather than (do ...)

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

2

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

2

huge mound; heap; pile

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

in the future; another day; later

1

each; every

1

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

leader of a delegation (body, party)

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

you (plural)

1

temple (side of head)

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

mule

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1