jpdb beta

hostage

1

with a start; with a jump

1

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

1

well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

3

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied

1

wrist

2

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

1

or

3

torture

5

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

1

completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)

1

power word

1

minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender

1

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

recovery from exhaustion

2

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous

1

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

abashment; bashfulness

5

highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)

1

self-esteem; feeling of self-approval

2

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

1

clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

1

instantly; resolutely

1

knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

jacuzzi; jet bath spa; whirlpool bath

1

... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

scalp

2

using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

1

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

1

to throb; to beat fast

13

to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate

2

in succession; one after another

1

to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt

1

review (of learned material); revision

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

if is not; if are not

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

shotacon; attraction to young (or young-looking) boys; someone attracted to young boys

1

nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper

2