jpdb beta

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

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

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

to sit on a seat

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

diversity; variety

1

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

1

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

5

immediate reply

4

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

2

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

how (can); by what means

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

2

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

2

willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing

2

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

4

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

list; wrist

4

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1

to thrust down; to push off

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

2

to refuse; to reject; to deny

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes

1

priority; order of precedence

1

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

2

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

4