jpdb beta

obscure; vague; ambiguous

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

2

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

3

tactician; strategist

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

2

bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

1

coincidence

1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

mutation; change; transition

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

in the end; at the end of the day

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

2

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

taking an unexpected opportunity

1

correction; revision; redressing; rectifying

2

sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs

6

to be able to see

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

godparent; namer; first person to give something its name

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

child

1

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

1

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

to shine (of the Sun)

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

2

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

1

to have a smattering knowledge of

3

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

2

(riding) spur; spurring on; acceleration; impetus

1

open; spacious; extensive

1

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

3

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

1

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

1