jpdb beta

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

1

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

1

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road

1

to take off one's glasses

1

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

steadily

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)

1

to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

3

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

5

spice; spices; condiment

1

curry powder

1

concrete-block wall

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

2

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking

1

execution

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

hind leg; hind foot

4

clenched fist

2

dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

1

to wrap up

1

farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then

4

(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

rubber ball

1

under cover of night

1

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

3

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

1

to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

to massage

1

electron; electronic

1

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

3