jpdb beta

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

1

tee-hee; mmh (moan); aah

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

5

surface tension

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

shyness; shame

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

4

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

3

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

4

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

2

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

in addition; besides

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

3

pleasant; charming

1

paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

2

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

disregarding; ignoring

2

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

3

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to select; to pick out

1

stark naked; nude

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

seems; I guess

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

game

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

2

wild idea; delusion

2

silhouette

2

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

1

glamorous

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1