jpdb beta

to cultivate; to foster

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

2

(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly

1

poisonous; toxic

4

equilibrium; good balance; poise

1

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

disuse; not using; non-usage

10

trigonometric ratio

1

bore; inside diameter

1

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

2

Galileo Galilei

1

concentrated fire; intense criticism

2

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

11

grape; grapevine

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

5

to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

worries; cares; troubles

4

hot chocolate

1

potato chips; potato crisps

1

appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

1

feverish feeling; warm sensation (due to an illness)

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

2

numerical; quantitative

2

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

2

set one's teeth on edge

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

short hair

3

long hair (usu. of a man)

8

grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing

1

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

3

dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

2

to bite off; to gnaw through

3

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

5

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

5

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

4

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

hegemonism

4

hegemony

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

vassalization; vassalisation

1

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

4

to complain; to grumble; to gripe

1

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

1

to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on

1