jpdb beta

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

3

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

2

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

powering up

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

5

perfection; flawlessness

2

hawk; falcon

15

setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative

2

shit!; damn!

1

length (of an animal); body length

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

boost

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

head-butting; head-butt

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

gliding (through the air)

2

beyond that point; after that

1

accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

1

safety margin

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

1

to go down in history; to remain in history

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

3

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

3

to shake off; to throw off

2

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

3

pale; pallid

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

1

to light up; to brighten

1

to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

to fade; to become dim

3

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

2

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

4

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

1