jpdb beta

food expense

1

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance

1

insecurity; carelessness

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

5

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

abashment; bashfulness

1

to walk down the road

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

4

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

2

pessimism; disappointment

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

gradually; day by day; every day; each day

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

2

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

enlistment

1

diary; journal

1

to bear fruit

1

muscular pain; myalgia

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

9

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

battlefield; battleground

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

playground

3

shades of night; night scene

2

pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb

1

jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame

9

play equipment; playground equipment

7

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

rust

1

paint

1

to repaint; to paint again

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

1

locker room; changing room; dressing room

2

drawers; knickers; bloomers

1

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1