jpdb beta

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

workshop; works

5

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

2

one week

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

to overdo; to do too much

1

legs and loins

1

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

5

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

aha!; yes sir

4

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

2

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

4

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2

bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

1

matter of time; question of time

1

the nasal cavity

1

expression of love; showing love

1

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

1

chance (of success); odds

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to rally; to make a comeback

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

4

preface; introduction; preamble

1

line drawing

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

metaphor

1

irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny

1

while studying

1

gently; airily; fluffily

4

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

4

scarce; rare

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

without

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

sewing machine

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

13

one month

2