jpdb beta

muffled voice

1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

2

foster father; adoptive father

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

37

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

3

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

2

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

4

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

7

prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut

1

mother; wife

3

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

5

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

3

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

to leave

2

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

everyone; one and all

1

indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

1

adoptive parents

9

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

2

to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly

1

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

3

hunger; starvation

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

9

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to lose one's life

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

13

to spread; to be propagated

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

3

copious (flowing)

1

spring water; clear (pure) water

2

lushly green; verdant

2

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

to be erected; to be built

2

extremely; very

3

matchless; unequalled; unequaled

1

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

6

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

to show in; to usher in

1

gossip

1

several months

2

authenticity; credibility

1

to come back

3