jpdb beta

lubrication; smoothness

1

centipede

1

earthworm

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

angler; Internet troll

7

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

home area; home town; local

4

initiation ceremony

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

sandy soil

1

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

2

to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex

1

streamline shape; aerodynamic shape

1

sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery

1

osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones

1

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

trout; sea trout

1

sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains

1

shade of a rock

3

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

1

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

1

to give a reason

1

draw

1

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

2

referee; umpire

1

judge

2

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

to approach

1

spirit; disposition

1

soft and elastic; flexible; pliant

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1

laziness; lazy person

1

grace; favour; favor

2

Bashan (Biblical)

1

spawning

1

with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly

1

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

1

to hunger for love; to starve for love

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

generous; unstinting

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

a long time ago

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

left shoulder

1

imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

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