jpdb beta

instinct

1

instinctive; instinctual

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

magazine; journal; periodical

11

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

2

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

uneasily; restlessly; erratically

1

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

2

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

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

2

hawk; falcon

2

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

4

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

6

desire; appetite; lust

2

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

to start forgetting

3

utility value

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

3

candy shop; candy maker

1

limited quantity

1

throat lozenge; cough drop

2

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

5

to be rubbed

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

2

first-class goods; A-grade product

1

powerful medicine; strong poison

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

2

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

3

rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

7

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

5

bittersweet; semisweet

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

2

to take flight; to disappear

5

other people; others

2

royal family

5

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

1

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

1

jewel; precious stone; gem

4

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn

1

person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

3

to run about; to rush about

6

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1