jpdb beta

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

3

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

to sidle up to

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

5

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

breeding; raising; rearing

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

grandparents

1

picking; collecting; harvesting

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

2

flower bed

1

hemp cord; hemp twine

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

4

abdomen

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

realistic; true to life

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

2

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

covered with; stained; smeared

3

with a half-opened eye

3

to glare at; to scowl at

4

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

showing one's face in public; facing another person

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

3

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

6

harmonious; intimate

2

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

lover; mistress

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

time; age; chance; moment; occasion

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

typhoon; hurricane

1