jpdb beta

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

1

calculating

1

to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

3

dawn; daybreak

2

uniaxial

1

hint; clue

4

unique; original; individual; unusual

1

to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

3

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

march; advance

3

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

2

florist; flower shop

1

potted plant; potting

2

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

relative

1

evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

29

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)

1

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

1

to be thickly clad

1

jewelry box

1

sleepy; drowsy

2

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

1

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

camouflage

1

to find fault with; to question

1

to come to a settlement

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

store; reserve; stock; savings

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

to be in high spirits

1