jpdb beta

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

1

home cooking

2

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

1

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

slave traffic; slave dealer

2

buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

3

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

1

inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction

1

escort

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

3

historic; historical; traditional

8

lovable

1

castle site; ruins of a castle

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

timid person; coward

1

grandparents

27

cameo performance; cameo appearance

1

special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

1

didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

2

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

2

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

1

greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

1

to go wrong; to turn for the worse

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

to boil; to seethe

1

an arrow; a retort

1

to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

1

acorn

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

2

dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude

2

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

1

excuse; pretext

1

Western (film genre)

1

bar; pub; tavern

1

however; having said that; but

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

1

shin; shank; lower leg

1

double standard

1

double bind

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

3

thought to be; seen as

2

composed expression; clear face

2

irregular pulse; arrhythmia

1