jpdb beta

diaphragm

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

physiological phenomenon; physiological response

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

somehow or other

1

shit!; damn!

2

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

1

regional bank

1

to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture

1

meow; miaow

2

to step forward; to volunteer

1

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

3

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

2

queen; queen; queen (chess piece)

41

queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

34

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

leather

2

whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke

3

horse's length

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

we; us; I; me; you

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

1

walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes

1

Mary

2

members; member; constituent

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

1

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

forward somersault; forward roll

1

scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)

3

to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

1

time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

pica; atomic bomb

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

2

dazzling; radiant

1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

1

hero

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

main thread (of a story)

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1