jpdb beta

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

2

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

1

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

1

heavy thunder

1

ringing; sound

1

curtain call

1

good performance

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

attendant; valet; servant; follower

3

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

5

delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

4

with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound

1

point-blank range

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

2

full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

1

solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

3

mannequin

1

stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn

2

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

4

originality

3

raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

1

motif

2

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder

1

topography; geographical features

1

dietetics; nutritional science

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

to lose face; to be disgraced

4

having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

2

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

4

guilt; culpability

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

2

disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness

3

high-handed; oppressive

2

zip fastener; zipper; zip

1

latest technology

2

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

3

patent rights

2

trademark rights

1

discount

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

4

military clique; military party

1

adherent; devotee; believer

1

pastel color; pastel colour

2

multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied

1

eyebrow

1

to become red; to redden; to blush

2

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

9

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

2

summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

3