jpdb beta

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

good boy; good girl

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

3

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

5

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

in large drops

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

8

jab

1

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

3

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

5

scramble; struggle

2

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

in a fluster; in a panic

1

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

1

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

1

one rank; one grade

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

5

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

1

round-robin tournament; round-robin competition

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

thrill

1

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

faint smile; half smile

1

to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

3

to become settled; to be fixed

1

deciding match; play-off; runoff

6

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

12

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

4

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

7

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

7

window

4

power; motive power; three-phase electricity

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric

3

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

1