jpdb beta

to watch steadily; to stare

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

very thin voice

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

empty bottle

1

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

2

to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together

1

to sniffle; to snivel

1

purification; exorcism

1

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

5

to kneel

2

ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)

1

comparatively; relatively

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

4

fingerprint

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

4

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

scouting; reconnaissance

2

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

2

atonement; redemption; compensation

1

pendulum clock

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

handkerchief

1

to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to be talked about behind one's back

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

psychiatric examination

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

3

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

thick voice

1

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

3