jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

1

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

aristocratic

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

6

patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir

1

to become frayed; to become loose

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

2

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

caricature; cartoon; comics

1

action of making something; -ification

3

comical

1

government official

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

2

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

1

special case; exception

1

to pick up; to pick out

3

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

1

pub

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

1

manners; etiquette

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

fork; forkball

1

knife

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

8

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

5

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

5

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

1

yoke

1

dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

1

candlestick; candlestand

1

silk

1

to weave

1

Persian carpet

1

tapestry; wall hanging; banner

1