jpdb beta

laceration

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

decision; determination

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

3

to aim at

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

radius

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

net; netting; web

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

lending and borrowing

1

to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

red; crimson; vermilion

1

one grain; one drop; one bead

2

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

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

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

each place; various places

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

5

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

1

(top of) shoulder

1

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

1

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1