jpdb beta

dummy

1

with a bang

1

sound of an explosion

1

imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry

1

useless; in vain

2

death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)

1

feeling; sensation; mood

8

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

9

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

4

laughing matter

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

cornered rat

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

3

(it is such) a thing

1

right shoulder

4

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

4

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

5

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

4

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

1

radiant smile; contented smile

4

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

27

winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)

1

one's original family name; maiden name

2

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel

2

mortuary makeup; funeral makeup

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

to be relieved; to feel relieved

9

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

3

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

6

great-grandchild

77

to get narrower; to contract

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

7

revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

3

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

grandmother

3

low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing

4

fall; crash (of an aircraft)

3

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

2

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

even if I told you

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

6

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

2

happy birthday!

2

hymn; psalm

1

quartet

1