jpdb beta

ulcer

2

throat; important part; vital area

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

to push back; to press back; to force back

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

rarely; seldom

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

kitchen

5

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic

1

godparent; namer; first person to give something its name

1

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

4

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

1

what number (in a sequence); what rank

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

1

meaning; called; said

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

1

female cat

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

selfish; self-indulgent; egotistical; self-centered

1

dismal; gloomy

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

3

excretion; discharge; excrement

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

woman

1

to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate

1

first love; puppy love

2

university student; college student

1

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

1

blue; sad; down (in the dumps)

1

sack dress

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

3

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

1

superstar

1

star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star

1

privacy

1

variety show (on TV or radio)

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

1

salad

1

edamame (green soybeans)

1

to uncork a bottle

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

3

in general; generally; usually

1