jpdb beta

vise; jack; capstan

1

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

to swing and miss

1

multi-

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

1

to take on a role; to take part

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

truth

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

average

2

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

electric fan

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

to be reduced to ...

1

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

first-base line

1

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

1

light; right; right field; right fielder

5

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

three-base hit; triple

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

disappointment; despair

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to aim at

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

to weaken

1

precious; valuable

1

to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

1

mistake; error; blunder

2

flat-out run; driving at full speed

1

batter on deck

1

inside-the-park home run; inside-the-parker

3

success; hit

3

(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

1