jpdb beta

life span

1

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

3

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

1

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

2

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

2

to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

thousands; several thousand

1

unbelievable (extent)

1

pretension; conceit; hubris

1

evolution; progress

2

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

written invitation

1

with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

1

dung beetle; tumblebug

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

4

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

to lay; to spawn

1

chameleon

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

to snore

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

to fall asleep; to sleep deeply

1

site; point on a map; spot

1

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

2

newspaper company

2

television station

6

whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)

1

mike; mic; microphone

4

pole; poll

1

Tamworth (Australia)

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

4

to have an eye for

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

(written) contract; agreement

1

Oscar; Academy Award

1

to say; to be called; to do

2

serial; cereal

4

(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm

1

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

pinstripe (esp. freehand art)

1

beverage; drink

1

camera

7

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

7