jpdb beta

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

3

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

12

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

5

ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

3

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

2

foundation; basis

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

instinctive; instinctual

2

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

3

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

1

bluff

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

1

nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless

1

to attract attention

1

to use one's head

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

2

with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once

1

finished product; finished goods; completed article

2

process; course; mechanism

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

4

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

creator; author; artist

2

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

each and every; all

1

Boso of Provence

1

trial and error

1

what

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

poor piece of work; rubbish; trash

1

in sign of; in proof of

1

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

pale; pallid

1

to become bloodshot

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

to blaze up; to burn up

2

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

clattering; rattling

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1