jpdb beta

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

4

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

2

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

2

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

purification

3

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

5

two groups; two bands

1

Zahle (Lebanon)

1

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

2

embroidery

3

highest grade; top class

3

to shave off; to scrape off

2

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

4

national flag

1

bridge of nose

2

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

2

restoration; repair; mending

4

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

4

heart; mind

1

to do as one wishes; to act as one wills

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

curve; bend; crook

4

grizzly (bear)

3

craving for the limelight

1

cut; gash; incision

3

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

2

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

1

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

2

to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

to knock down; to knock off

1

facing upward

6

four (long cylindrical things)

2

to raise overhead

4

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

1

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

3

sense of duty (obligation)

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

6

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1