jpdb beta

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

to spy out; to smell out

2

to cast down one's eyes

3

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

6

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

11

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

7

motive; incentive; motif

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

thought; consideration; thinking

5

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

5

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

2

breakdown; rupture

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

6

selection; choice; option

5

it's worth it

1

slum

5

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

2

equality; impartiality; evenness

6

chance; opportunity

13

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

12

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

healthy; robust

1

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

child

3

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

3

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

4

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

4

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

3

to do as one likes

3

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

2