jpdb beta

leaving everything up to someone else

1

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

with a start; with a jump

2

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

2

coating; painting

3

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

3

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

to do (a person) good; to bring profit

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

5

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

2

tear-stained face

1

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

2

to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood

2

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

5

Russian roulette

2

fake

1

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

1

self-examination; reflection

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

3

competitor; rival

3

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

2

damage; injury; loss

3

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

3

supercompensation; overcompensation

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

mechanism; organization; organisation

3

leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell

1

external pressure; foreign threat

1

involuntary muscles

3

command; order

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

4

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

3

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

laziness; lazy person

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

5

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

1

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

2

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

2

year before last

1

apology; excuse

4

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

a metal reinforcement

1

to sob

3

knob; doorknob

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

2

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

whatever brought that on?

1