jpdb beta

reigning; controlling; dictating

2

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

1

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

2

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

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

3

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

sincere; earnest; serious

2

(a) look; gaze

2

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

had better do so

1

dull; boring

2

logical

2

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

2

power

2

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

3

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

4

to continue to do; to persist in doing

2

spare time; free time; leisure time

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

3

fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

roleplay (e.g. in computer RPG games)

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

1

empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit

1

ideal; ideals

4

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

2

most; much; greatly

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

4