jpdb beta

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

1

hunter

1

amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

machine parts; machinery; equipment

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

2

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

8

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

5

pose; pause

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

3D; three dimensional

1

basketball

3

war of words

3

to unfold; to unroll; to open

2

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

consent

1

keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

without doing

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

2

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

6

advantage

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

1

behavioral pattern

1

guess; conjecture

1

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

oops; uh oh; drats

1