jpdb beta

problem child

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

a period (of time)

1

very loud volume; megavolume

3

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

music

6

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

2

neighbor; neighbour

1

sleep

1

harassment; pestering

3

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

28

completely changed; totally transformed

1

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

1

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

2

comparison

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

10

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

7

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

2

spark

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

2

to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

a certain ...

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird

1

late; slowly

3

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

idle slumber; indolence; inactivity

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

2

disgrace; humiliation

3

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

(husked grains of) rice

3

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

end; close

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

5

verbal attack

2

curse; spell; malediction

10

even if not; even without

3

a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

1

sandwich

2

fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

4

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

3

being angry (suddenly)

1

fork; forkball

7