jpdb beta

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

instinct

2

Díli (East Timor)

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

4

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

9

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

19

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

3

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

6

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

tee-hee

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

3

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

4

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

3

to moan; to groan

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

3

unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

3

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

18

straight line

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

3

huh?; what's up?

5

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

finger; toe; digit

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

34

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

3

talk; chat

1

to giggle

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

3

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

2

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

2

secret talk

1