jpdb beta

body; body blow

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

1

field overseer; site foreman

1

list; wrist

1

to check; to compare

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

talisman; amulet; charm

1

correspondence; exchange of letters

2

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

paradise

3

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

padlock

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

2

to wait for an opportunity

1

to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

1

to shut up; to imprison

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

still; as yet; as it has been

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

Erick; Erik

199

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

3

bracelet; bangle

87

question sheet; question paper

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

1

earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)

1

southwest

1

reading partway; leaving half-read

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

position

1

must not; do not

1

cuff; armhole

1

gilding; gold plating

2

last week; the week before

1

correspondence course

8

super express

1

loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1