jpdb beta

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

2

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

3

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

smallish; on the small side

1

amulet

1

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

2

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

salt air; sea air

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

thickness; profundity; depth

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

perfect; just right; ideal

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

2

intruder; trespasser

3

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

to shed blood

2

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

4

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

8

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

2

theory

3

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

3

to await; to expect

1

strictly speaking

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mutant

1

muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage

1

rage; frenzy

1

plants and animals; flora and fauna

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

3

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

2

decorum; propriety; politeness

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

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