jpdb beta

telling blow

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

4

heyday; golden age

1

comparison; something worthy of comparison

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

2

to aim at

1

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

1

to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

5

violent explosion; bursting

1

easy to read; legible; clear

1

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

2

geometric pattern

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

4

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

1

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

3

very likely; very probable

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

2

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

2

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

complaining; nitpicking

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

acceleration; speeding up

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

3