jpdb beta

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

metallic lustre; metallic luster

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

Kent paper

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

1

fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking

1

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

to count; to enumerate

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

pastel color; pastel colour

1

water vessel

3

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

annual (plant); first-year student

2

crowd of people

2

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

one drop (of fluid)

2

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

2

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

respect and affection; love and respect

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

4

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

water mass

1

right shoulder

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

paintbrush

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

cold (drinking) water

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