jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

about this time

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

gloomy; obscure

1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

big leakage; uncontained leak

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

depths; deep level

1

questions and answers; dialogue

1

reliance; dependence

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

that's the way it is; such is life

3

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

3

to drag out

1

(one's) life

1

self-denial

1

to pick up and rescue

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

upturned eyes

1

bored; having nothing to do; idle

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

4

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

thoroughly; through and through

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

most; extremely

1