jpdb beta

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

2

plastic

2

to burn; to get fired up

4

ink

1

to trickle down

3

to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

1

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

5

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

3

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

1

hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)

1

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

6

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

3

few in number

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

3

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

finger; hands and fingers; hands

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

2

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2

rising; ascending; climbing

4

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

empirical; from experience

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

4

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

4

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

one after next; second

2

organ (of body, plant, etc.)

3

another; different; something else

2

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

outward appearance

2

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

2

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

consumption; expenditure

1

English (language)

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

what on Earth is this?

2

every direction

3