jpdb beta

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

physical condition; state of health

1

just above; right overhead

1

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

4

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

3

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

2

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

request

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

24

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

voice recognition; speech recognition

1

sixty; 60

2

secret; private; surreptitious

3

count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

2

to get tired of waiting

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

wall; fence

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to grasp tightly

2

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

squadron

1

bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

1

one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

2

being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

to knock down

1

compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

1