jpdb beta

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

4

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

2

to twist off

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

3

deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

1

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

2

idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

1

to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

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

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

interior of the body

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

the former; the first

1

two things; two persons

1

three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

confrontation; showdown

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

leftovers (esp. food); remnants

1

above; going steadily upward

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

2

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

calculation; estimation; computation

2

weight

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance

2

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1