jpdb beta

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

6

to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

1

rift between clouds

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

order; command; life; destiny; fate

1

comparison

3

reproductive (procreative) power; fertility

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

5

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

27

to bear a child; to give birth (to)

4

number of (large) animals

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

6

namely; that is (to say); in other words

1

chronic

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

3

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

4

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

5

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

7

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

acquittal; indulgence; remission of sin; pardon

1

aiming too high

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

4

one week

1

one month

6

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

miscellaneous matters

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

5

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

risky; dangerous; insecure

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

6

glancing (look)

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

cold sweat

2

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

3

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

10

to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

1