jpdb beta

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

ruling classes

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

3

remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

3

concern; interest

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

3

biotechnology

2

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

several tens

1

generation; the world; the age

1

life span

3

feeling of oppression

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

3

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

1

assailant; marauder

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

lack of innovation; stupidity

3

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

2

compartment (of a train); interior (of a car)

5

to prohibit

2

(vehicle) wheel

2

to keep running

2

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

1

body build; figure

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

pedestrian traffic

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

2

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

lasso; lariat

6

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

3

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

full speed

1

performance of one's official duties

2

desk

3

to cross one's legs

2

to straighten oneself

1

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

4

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2