jpdb beta

commencing with; including

4

to do (for someone)

5

cold (drinking) water

1

skill

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

18

cause of victory

2

if I (we, etc.) could

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

bouncy (esp. of breasts)

1

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

1

rare; uncommon; not often seen

3

listener's role

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

4

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

4

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

3

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

5

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

6

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

1

tip of the nose

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

inflammatory words

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

2

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

4

to bring up under one's personal care

1

to be in one's debt

2

acting; performance

5

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

2

unqualified; without qualifications

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

5

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

3

indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand

2

to gleam; to shine

1

good feeling; feeling good

2

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

well-cooked; well-done; browned

1

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

5

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

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

3

pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs

1

in one's imagination

1