jpdb beta

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

parabola

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

digital camera

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

similar to; like

1

standard; norm

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

process; course; mechanism

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

enough about ...

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

far sight and deep design

1

things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

3

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

5

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

2

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

to date; as of now

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

1

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

human-like; quite human

1

direct

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

tone; manner of speaking

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

thread; yarn; string

1

to make narrow

1