jpdb beta

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

unexpected; surprising

1

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

2

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

ho-ho

1

laugh; laughter

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

heavy drinker

1

pressure; force

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

2

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

2

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

back; behind; rear

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

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

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

shelving; pigeonholing

1

the matter you have been talking about

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

of all things

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

being argued into silence; being left speechless

1

drinking alcohol

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

twice

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

meal set before one; women's advances

2

divorce

4

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2