jpdb beta

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

4

temple (side of head)

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

3

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

as (somebody) says

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

headlong rush; rushing recklessly

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

indicates emphasis

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

ideal; ideals

4

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

3

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

3

stale; hackneyed; cliched

1

truth

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated

5

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

7

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

tissue; facial tissue

6

empty box

3

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

3

late at night; at a late hour

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

5

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

3

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1