jpdb beta

the five senses

4

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

3

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

1

dark gray; slate gray

1

in the same way as; just like

2

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

ready (to do); willing

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity

1

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

to talk; to speak

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

ear

11

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

1

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

1

top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal

2

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

2

to become fat

1

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

3

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to get tired of waiting

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

2

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

2

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire

1

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

1