jpdb beta

combination; union; binding; bond

14

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

wave; ups and downs

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

magma

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

to dissolve; to melt

1

quickly; smoothly

1

silver (color, colour)

1

thread; yarn; string

2

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

3

total exhaustion

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to hold in one's mouth

12

in proportion to; according to; depending on

1

to have sexual intercourse

1

feeble

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

1

matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled

1

safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

3

energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

1

editing; compilation

22

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

upper half of the body; upper body

4

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1

one's internal clock

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

3

proud; elated

1

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

2

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

3

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

recently; lately; these days

2

appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own

2

to catch one's attention

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

3

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

3

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

2

illicit sexual relationship

1