jpdb beta

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

1

bullying; teasing

1

to not amount to much

1

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

1

to sell off; to dispose of

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

maternal love

1

paternity; fatherhood

1

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

image; picture; portrait

1

to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

2

hunger; starvation

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

kindness; consideration

1

so far as

1

anchor

1

method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe

1

seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form

1

right in half

1

centipede

1

scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

1

arthropod

1

dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

1

separate; scattered; apart

1

imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication

1

pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life

1

to eat

1

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

5

handsome

1

skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

2

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all

1

(a person's) appearance; looks

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

age thirty; one's thirties

1

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

1