jpdb beta

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

out of stock; sold out

2

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1

abashment; bashfulness

1

resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...

1

to gain in quantity

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

3

control; management (e.g. of a business)

4

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

2

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

1

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

1

croissant

16

refrigerator; fridge

1

now is the time

2

salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity

3

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

2

cold storage; refrigeration

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

salty (taste); briny

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

1

to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

4

fermentation; zymosis

9

(cow's) milk

2

fresh cream

3

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

2

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

2

yeast; leaven

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

caramel (soft candy)

1

boiling up

2

to fill a bottle

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

4

dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

2