jpdb beta

root; source; origin; cause

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

evil spirit

6

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

5

barrage of questions

2

upturned eyes

1

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

2

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

telephone line

1

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

11

with a thud

2

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

3

even though; despite; when

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

4

good feeling; feeling good

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to talk in one's sleep

1

listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome

2

time; labour; labor

4

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

2

foolish; stupid; silly

1

difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth

1

to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

1

buzz cut; close crop

2

getting an advance (on one's salary)

2

a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

3

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

10

penmanship; calligraphy

1

to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

to tear up and throw away

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

6

faltering; hesitation

4

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

4

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

military man

2

to pick a fight

1

to seize the initiative

1

buttonhole

10

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

6

emotional instability

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

4

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

1

easy task; no problem

2