jpdb beta

to wear out

1

standing; reserve; always having ready

1

antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution

1

tissue; facial tissue

4

adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

washbasin; washstand

1

to push (something) against

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

2

thanks; gratitude

1

high-handed; oppressive

1

someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

chatting; idle talk

1

winter

2

revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

1

verbal promise; one's word

1

Christmas

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

Christmas present

2

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

1

several times; a few times

1

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

ear piercer

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

3

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

to cause laughter; to extract a smile

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

1

hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

probe each other; sound each other out

1

one's way back; one's way home

1

nearest station

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

palatial residence; stately mansion

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

one's home; one's house

1