jpdb beta

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

3

breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

3

frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

1

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

10

to cover fully; to wrap around

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

5

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

4

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

3

almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded

3

to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work

1

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

3

to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate

1

ice wall; ice ridge

1

to freeze

3

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

wakefulness

1

furious facial expression

3

foreign matter; impurities

2

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

2

in all

1

perfectly fitting phrase

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

4

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

2

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

3

steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

3

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

4

reasoning; logic; persuasion

3

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

4

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

having no idea; having no clue

1

angrily; in a huff

4

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate

1

nuance

2

to stretch (one's body)

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

4

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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