jpdb beta

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

3

notorious; famous

2

your opinion

1

iron maiden

3

warning sound

1

showering with blows

1

to swell up

1

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

1

lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

1

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

1

love affair; liaison

1

nothing but; none other than

3

to degenerate; to lapse into

1

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

4

closet

1

office desk; work desk

1

emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

1

(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly

2

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

2

to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

1

inactivation

1

to have nerves of steel

1

concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

2

to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there

1

busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

3

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

slowly and quietly; smoothly

2

forced eviction; deport

2

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

compulsory execution; forcible execution

1

dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement

2

work of art

5

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

4

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2

connection; linking; linkage; link

3

fire calamity

18

soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)

2

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

between the pages of a book; between two books

1

most important condition (for); first prerequisite

1

design; pattern

1

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched

2

brooch

3

Nora

24

to single out

2

financial support; funding; support fund; subvention

2

to covet; to lust for

1

fragmentary

2