jpdb beta

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

2

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

excuse; explanation

1

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

2

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

mudslinging contest; mudslinging match

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

impatience

1

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

reinforcement; strengthening

1

hiding one's embarrassment

1

being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard

1

retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

1

comedy; funny show

1

special seat; box seat

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

snail; cochlea

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to jump up; to spring up

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

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

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

of no interest; not interested

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

up in a tree; in the trees

1

full ripeness; full maturity

2

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

ideal; ideals

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1