jpdb beta

to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

3

soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

2

leather belt

1

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

1

band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

1

gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

1

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

2

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

5

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

the very thing; itself

33

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

3

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

1

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

3

seeming very

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

standing while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)

1

rearview mirror

2

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

2

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

3

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

5

penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

6

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

5

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

6

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

5

cot; bassinet; crib

3

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

2

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

10

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

20

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

6

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

4

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

4

distant look; faraway look

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

12

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

2

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

10

big; large; great

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

endangered species

1

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

2