jpdb beta

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

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

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

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

4

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

privilege; special right

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

2

hoodlum; ruffian

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

society; the world; the times

2

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

3

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

1

if; in case

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

just above; right overhead

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

commuting to school; school commute

1

preparation; arrangements

3

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

falsehood; lie

1

measurement

4

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

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

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

spring breeze

1

to blow through; to blow across

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

good feeling; feeling good

21

hair (on the head)

5

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

2

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1