jpdb beta

bedside

1

electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

door; doorway

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

knob; doorknob

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

3

allophone; strange noise

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

1

wild idea; delusion

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

2

military uniform

1

grim face; angry look

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

3

shade

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

lighting equipment

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

3

to forget completely; to leave behind

1

being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling

8

component; part; material; member

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

2

trivial; not amounting to much

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

delusion; trick of the imagination

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

note (letter) left behind; will

1

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

curt; blunt; brusque

1

performance of one's official duties

1