jpdb beta

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

2

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

2

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

2

to have a cramp

1

cough; coughing; tussis

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

2

throat

3

tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

2

tomfoolery; monkey business

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to force back; to jostle

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

4

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

1

to fight with swords; to cross swords

2

limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft

3

to shed tears

3

to keep running

4

whereunder; thereunder

2

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

6

being in love with each other

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

straight line

2

same family (race, tribe)

3

to toady; to be obsequious

1

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

1

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

7

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

firm promise; definite promise

3

jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

4

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

3

(insectile, especially moth) scales

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

2

feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry

1

blow; hit (on the body); beating

1

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

1

a hard time; pains

1

everyday necessities; daily necessities

1

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

jute bag

6

to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

bedroom

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