jpdb beta

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

2

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

to help each other; to cooperate

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to spread one's wings

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

5

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

1

beak; bill

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

3

to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

2

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

timing

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

true character; real nature

2

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

1

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

minimum; at the very least

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

3

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

interior of the body

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1