jpdb beta

contempt; scorn

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

point-blank range

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

1

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

1

position

1

to turn one's back to

1

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

1

searchlight

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers

1

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

1

to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way

1

awareness; realization; noticing

1

declaration; profession

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

2

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

sufficiency

1

to yield to temptation; to succumb

1

waste; extravagance

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

1

fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe

3

sphere; circle; range; category

3

to make a sound

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

fried chicken (esp. American-style)

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

1

wiles; art of coaxing

1

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

1

radar

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

2

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

2

good grief

1

working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver

1

sports ground; playing field; playground

1