jpdb beta

to throb; to beat fast

1

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

3

direct

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

throughout the body

1

here; with this

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

to soak into; to permeate

1

marriage; matrimony

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

toilet paper

1

stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

follow-up report; further news

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

to acquire knowledge

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

3

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

war funds; war expenditures; military spending

2

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

relation; connection

1

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

military satellite

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to curtail a budget

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

race

3

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

1

rare

1

well-known; noted; celebrated

2

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2