jpdb beta

bam; whomp; thump

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)

1

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

pride; boast

1

discerning eye

1

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

grinning; smirking

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

downtown

4

territory

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

1

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

1

to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

1

first-hand account

1

locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)

2

subject; theme

1

(the thing) itself

1

foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

1

bright; intelligent

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

dependence

7

effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

4

habitual use; daily use

1

to harm one's health

1

to be a matter of life or death

2

recreation; re-creation

1

is that so?

1

standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary

1

amount used

1

number of times; frequency; count

4

frequency (of occurrence)

1

to give up smoking; to stop smoking

1

easy; plain; simple

2

alcohol; sake

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1