jpdb beta

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

5

hint

5

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

14

Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

5

serious look (on one's face); straight face

7

to ponder; to brood

6

unexpected; surprising

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

7

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

code; password; cipher

1

sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

4

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

evil influence

7

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

with a gulp

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

6

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

7

a bit more; a bit longer

3

triumphant air; smugness

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

6

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

to show; to display

25

rather than

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

13

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

9

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

briskly with small steps; trotting

3

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

3

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

to squat; to crouch

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

54

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

that is; namely; i.e.

2

early rising

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

4

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1