jpdb beta

pupil (of the eye)

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

5

moving; touching; stirring

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

13

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

2

putting oneself into something; exerting oneself

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

2

excuse; explanation

5

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

1

extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

2

very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

1

concrete

2

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

2

scrap

1

eight; 8

5

ovum; ovule; egg cell

2

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

3

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

12

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

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

misunderstanding

20

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

restive bull (esp. in bull riding)

1

rush; charge

2

hunter; huntsman

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

4

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

15

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

4

disillusionment

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

4

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

long visit; overstaying

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

difficult to speak about

1

thereupon; therefore; because of that

1