jpdb beta

definite; sure

4

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

3

metal fittings; metal fixtures

4

full moon

14

it may be because

2

this evening; tonight

2

to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured

4

revenge

9

perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

2

to throw at; to turn; to raise

10

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

6

to shimmer; to sparkle

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false

2

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

7

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

7

middle of the night; dead of night

6

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

3

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

4

to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

2

to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)

2

escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

5

mother and child

2

long distance; long haul; long-distance race

1

transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

4

driver; chauffeur

10

shipping company; freight company; transport company

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

white line; linea alba

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

8

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

2

fifty; 50

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

2

a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

1

sprint; dash; scampering

1

lump of iron; iron ingot

2

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)

3

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

4

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1