jpdb beta

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

3

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

3

with a thud

2

powerful; strong

8

to breathe

4

silver (color, colour)

16

to collapse; to flop (onto)

5

with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly

1

sticky

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

2

to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

3

to get; to be given

1

burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing

6

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

1

both feet; both legs

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

8

influence; clout; leverage

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

99

with a click

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

1

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

frill

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

3

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

employee; worker

7

one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

2

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)

2

variation in color (colour); having a different color

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

5

ribbon

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

2

mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations

1

being startled

4

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

5

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

similar people

2

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

polo shirt

4

to brighten; to grow light

3

embroidery thread

2

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

5