jpdb beta

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

to throw away

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

4

parameter

1

old man; old geezer

1

shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

2

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

4

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

hey!; hey!

1

tonight; this evening

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

to threaten; to make threats

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

only daughter

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

2

compensation

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

2

how long; how far; how much

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to grow old; to age

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

after a meal

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2