jpdb beta

mechanical

2

dead center

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

2

coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry

1

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

4

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

3

breathing; respiration

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

5

how far; to what extent; up to what point

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

5

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

sound; tone; note; ring; chirp

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

Monday

1

secret meeting; clandestine meeting

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

(a) few; some; several

2

to occur; to happen

2

air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

1

seriously sick person

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

5

to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

fee; charge; fare

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

1

enough about ...

1

air conditioning

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

4th day of the month; four days

1

all over the body; from head to foot; all over

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

here and there; in places

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

2

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

tinned tuna; canned tuna

1

to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

2