jpdb beta

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

3

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

1

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

8

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

26

phew; whew

2

double take (esp. out of surprise)

1

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

2

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

4

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

elder sister; effeminate man

14

cajolery; wheedling

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

6

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

2

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

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

5

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

10

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

2

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

2

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

to break down crying

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

3

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

4

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

to start forgetting

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

8

manly; brave; heroic

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

2

grandmother

12

inheritance; something given or received

2

feeling; sense; impression

13

unfortunately; regrettably

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

6

advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)

2

knowledge; information

7

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

2