jpdb beta

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

3

mail; postal matter; postal item

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

paper bag

2

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

2

paper

4

to slip off

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off

1

ungrateful

10

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

strong; intense; severe

4

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

4

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

to close; to shut

1

in a bad mood

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

6

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

2

living; lifestyle; living room

7

lawn; grass; turf

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

1

entrance hall

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

semicircle

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

6

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

second floor; upstairs

2

dark (color); concentrated; thick

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

tile

1

overall; general; as a whole

1

chic; stylish; smart

1

design

1

space; room; airspace

2