jpdb beta

worm

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environment; circumstance

2

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

to use one's head

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)

1

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

1

to like; to prefer

2

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum

1

three primary colors (colours); trichromatic

1

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

pure white; snow white

2

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

the last moment; the very end

1

thump; thud; bump; clunk

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

1

to comb back

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

to finger; to tamper (with)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

sprint; dash; scampering

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

rattling; clattering

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2

spark; SPARC

2

neon tube

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

1

time limit

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1