jpdb beta

totem pole

4

ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power

4

to blacken; to darken

7

carving; engraving; chiselled features

2

vertical; perpendicular

19

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

2

groan; moan; moaning

5

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

13

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

4

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

25

to die; to pass away

1

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

3

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

4

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

2

to write down; to record; to register

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

12

to talk; to carry meaning

7

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

15

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

13

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

11

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

1

splish-splash; glug-glug

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

welcome home

2

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

14

half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

13

pitch black; deep black

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

8

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

8

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

3

label

5

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

10

contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside

4

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

63

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

14

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

6

for use as food; edible

7

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

2

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

3

to breathe out; to exhale

2

black hole

4

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

1

space science

1

useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

4