jpdb beta

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

I'll; let's; probably

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

oil painting

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

3

hawk; falcon

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

2

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

hard to imagine

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

epidemic

2

to tell a lie; to fib

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

2

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

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

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

Finney

1

kingdom; monarchy

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

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

1

transcendental

1

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

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

society; the world; the times

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1