jpdb beta

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

3

cardioplegia; heart attack

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

1

does not seem (to be)

1

battery; cell

1

time lag

1

putting off; postponing

2

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

2

loser; defeated person; the defeated

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

2

iron pot; kettle

1

the person himself

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

clapping hands; applause

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

1

(romantic) love

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

pet (animal)

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

1

impulsive and straightforward; guileless

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

1

front row

2

ground glass; frosted glass

2

to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

1

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)

1

to fade; to become dim

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

awareness; realization

1

myself

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

3

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

handiwork; ware

4

convenience; user-friendliness

1