jpdb beta

to pull in (fish); to land

1

to spread one's wings

2

to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

3

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

habitual; customary

2

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

2

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

Christmas party

4

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

5

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

7

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

6

special training; intensive training; crash course

3

Santa; Santa Claus

6

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

fear of death

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

2

corpse; dead person

1

change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

1

end; edge; tip

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

4

judgment; judgement; discernment

1

deep

5

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

heavily; profoundly

1

windowpane; window glass

3

barn; road; bang; bam

1

deep black

1

Ouch!

2

first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

7

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

5

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

4

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

restoration; repair; mending

2

usual state of things

3

tusk; fang

5

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

2

insufficient study

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

2

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

2