jpdb beta

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

2

palm heel; heel of the palm

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

1

gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

agility; nimbleness

1

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

specifications; specs

1

part; portion; glimpse; bit

1

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)

1

to lick something up; to lap something up

1

school life

2

impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

navel; belly button

4

stepping back; drawing back

2

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

sexy

2

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

1

artificial; unnatural

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

1

viscously; stickily

1

to lick

1

kidney

1

organism; living body

1

camouflage

2

in fact

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

breathily (while talking)

1