jpdb beta

ear

1

arrogant; haughty; self-important

1

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

1

tableland; plateau

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

2

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

2

storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind

5

body temperature

1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

fate; destiny

1

to push back; to press back; to force back

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

3

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

petty underling; small fry

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

caustic words; defiant words

1

acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

6

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly

1

generally

1

in very small pieces

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

1

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

1

ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

1

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

1

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

1

fundamental; basic

1

relation; connection

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1