jpdb beta

retainer; vassal; servant

1

reinforcement; strengthening

1

metaphor

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

intermittent

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

3

action; operation; effect; function

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

window-side

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure

6

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet

1

to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

one hand

2

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

back of head

2