jpdb beta

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

5

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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)

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

8

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note

1

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

plate; dish

4

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

exercise to help digestion

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

open-mouthed

1

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

5

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

both sides

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

5

grim face; angry look

2

to approach; to draw near

1

lack; absence; omission

3

to continue to receive

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

the more one looks (at it) the more ...

2

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

phobia; morbid fear

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

blacksnake

5

quietly; soundlessly

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

2

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

1

change of course

4

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

2

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1