jpdb beta

silk

5

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

feeling; mood

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to look away; to turn away

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

4

relationship; relation

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

4

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

5

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

to blow through; to blow across

2

very loose; slowly; leisurely

1

to twine around

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

reluctant (to part)

1

face contorted and about to cry

1

end; edge; tip

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

piece

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

endlessly; ceaselessly

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

it seems that; as if

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

for many days; for several days

1