jpdb beta

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

2

tasting; sampling

3

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

2

to push aside; to brush aside

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

escape; getaway; evasion

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

shy person

1

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

sixty; 60

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

way of eating; how to eat

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code

1

frequent; incessant

1

low voice; whisper

1

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

2

animal

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

1

dog; doggy; bow-wow

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

6

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

2

lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick

1

radiant smile; contented smile

1

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

to join hands (with)

2

to embrace each other

4

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

1

usual state of things

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

undershorts; underpants

1

naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

1

work of art; artwork

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1